• No such teams exist in South-West, says Atofarati
• 2027: PDP mulls Jonathan, Obi, Makinde as presidential candidate, says Abba Moro
Some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) in Osun and Lagos states, beneath the platform of Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Motion (GHSM), have staged rallies rejecting the zoning of the occasion’s 2027 presidential ticket to the South, declaring the association “null and void.”
The stakeholders, on the rallies, adopted former presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as their most well-liked candidate, insisting that competence and capability ought to substitute zoning in figuring out management.
In Osogbo, the rally, held on the Metropolis Corridor, was led by the South-West Coordinator of the GHSM, Abass Olaniyi. It drew notable PDP figures, together with a former state secretary, a former girl chief, and grassroots mobilisers. Olaniyi mentioned that Nigeria had moved past zoning, stressing the necessity for a unifying determine.
“The period of division is over. What the nation wants now’s competence, capability, and a unifier like Gbenga Hashim,” he mentioned. An identical rally in Lagos, coordinated by the GHSM state coordinator, Ola Azeez, attracted native council and senatorial officers, in addition to former state executives. Azeez mentioned the group was dedicated to dismantling zoning as a “barrier to credible management.”
In the meantime, the rallies signalled a coordinated pushback throughout the PDP’s South-West bloc in opposition to what members described as “imposition tendencies” by the nationwide management.
Related positions had been expressed in Oyo and Ondo states. Reacting, nevertheless, PDP South-West Publicity Secretary, Sanya Atofarati, dismissed the rallies, insisting that no such teams exist within the zone. He accused the ruling occasion of sponsoring “faceless teams” to destabilise the PDP.
“We’re not perturbed in any respect. To one of the best of our understanding, the South-West PDP youths, beneath the management of Seyi Bamidele, have handed a vote of confidence on the occasion’s management for zoning the presidential ticket to the South,” he said.
MEANWHILE, Senate Minority Chief, Abba Moro, has disclosed that the PDP is contemplating selecting one amongst three southerners to change into its presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
Moro mentioned that former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Labour Celebration (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State have been talked about for consideration. In an interview on AIT’s programme, Focus Nigeria, Moro disclosed that there are different certified southerners for consideration.
