The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, declared that the party will unseat the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and produce more state governors in the 2027 general election.
The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this during a visit to the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, at his country home, Sampou, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking on behalf of the NWC, the National Treasurer, Alhaji Ahmed Yayare, said due to the level of disenchantment across the country, occasioned by the lingering economic hardship, PDP would produce more governors in 2027.
He noted that PDP was the only viable opposition party that could wrest political power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, stressing that if PDP does not take over the leadership of the country, it could be the end of democracy in Nigeria.
“Nothing stops the PDP producing the president and the vice president in 2027. The cry of hunger and poverty is too much in the land.
“The 36 states of Nigeria are yearning for the return of PDP. The APC cannot go out to campaign because they will be stoned. Nigeria is in your hands. We need your support to salvage Nigeria”, he said.
Yayare said the NWC was in Sampou to also commiserate with Senator Diri over the death of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (rtd), Moses Jituboh, and the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Elizabeth Bidei.
The PDP National Secretary, Sunday Ude-Okoye, also stated that the NWC was poised to reposition the party and demonstrate to Nigerians that they have an alternative that could offer quality leadership.
Responding, Governor Diri said it was essential for the party and its governors to be united as the only viable party in opposition.
“As governors we need to work closely together. We need to do what is right without minding whose ox is gored.
“We can build consensus as an alternative way of resolving issues. It is not always proper to go to court whenever we are aggrieved. We cannot because of political considerations do the wrong thing. If PDP dies in our hands, posterity will not forgive us.”
