Senate Minority Chief, Abba Moro, has disclosed three Southerners the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, is contemplating as its presidential candidate in 2027.
Moro disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Labour Occasion’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State have been talked about for consideration as PDP’s potential presidential candidate in 2027.
In an interview on AIT’s programme, Focus Nigeria, Moro disclosed that there are different certified Southerners for consideration.
He mentioned: “Some names have been thrown up now that the place has been zoned to the South and all of the names have been members of the PDP. Peter Obi due to the perceived unfair remedy of not zoning the place of the president to the South and presumably to the Southeast left PDP. And now the PDP has zoned the place to the South.
“And so Peter Obi you might be from the South, left PDP due to the perceived injustice and unfair remedy, now that the factor has been zoned to the South you might be welcome to hitch the race.
“The previous president, Goodluck Jonathan is a bona fide and an imminent member of PDP, a statesman per say has been talked about, Seyi Makinde – the governor of Oyo State has additionally been talked about.
“I can guarantee you that going ahead, many extra names are going to be talked about as a result of I insist that PDP as a grassrooted political social gathering has many certified, imminent and certified Nigerians from the South that can provide a shot on the presidency.
“So let’s watch and see, persuasions are on, contacts are been made, on the finish of the day, we’ll discover out who and who’s within the operating and we’ll current a candidate that can give the ruling social gathering a run for its cash.
“I’m very positive that these individuals who moved to the ADC particularly from the South felt quick modified by the 2022 zoning of the social gathering – throwing the place open which created some issues for the social gathering, issues that the PDP is looking for an answer to.”
