2027 election: Top PDP chieftain reveals actual reason Patience Jonathan endorsed Tinubu for 2nd term

• The spokesperson of the PDP National Youth Group, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, has criticised Patience Jonathan’s endorsement of Tinubu, describing it arsenic a atrocious omen for the PDP
• Patience Jonathan made headlines implicit the play arsenic she defended her enactment for Tinubu, insisting it is simply a reciprocation of the goodwill helium and his woman showed to her family
• Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng, Akinniyi urged the enactment of the PDP to bash each it takes to nutrient a beardown bluish campaigner to situation Tinubu successful 2027

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Group, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, has described erstwhile First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arsenic a troubling motion for the absorption party.

Patience Jonathan shows enactment for Tinubu's re-election successful the 2027 poll. Photo credit: Nurphoto/Getty images
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In an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng, Akinniyi stated that Patience Jonathan’s 'clear support' for Tinubu's re-election bid is not lone a betrayal of PDP ideals but besides an denotation of ‘If you can’t bushed them, articulation them'.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Patience said she would run for Tinubu, pursuing the enactment helium and his wife, Oluremi, gave her successful 2011, and now, it was clip to reciprocate the bully gesture.

She besides reiterated that neither she nor her husband, erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan, would beryllium returning to the Aso Rock Villa.

Reacting, Akinniyi, told Legit.ng that:

"Patience Jonathan's wide endorsement of Bola Tinubu and APC — is an endorsement of a saying, "If you can't bushed them, you articulation them". I wondered however she would privation to enactment the enactment that truncated his husband's reelection bid. Although, this is politics. "Ex-President Jonathan won't truly person a accidental astatine winning against a sitting confederate President similar Tinubu, and I volition accidental it is simply a chill thought if helium is nary longer funny successful contesting immoderate predetermination successful 2027. However, his projected endorsement of Tinubu arsenic stated by his woman is simply a atrocious omen for the PDP."I judge those calling connected him to tally again, wants to further ruin his estimation arsenic a peaceful man. He nary longer has the wide scope of acceptance from Nigerians, since 2015 erstwhile helium was defeated by Buhari led APC. "With this endorsement, coupled with galore that we person seen hitherto, it is unfastened that we person much supporters of APC successful PDP than those successful enactment of the PDP itself."

What the PDP should bash up of 2027 election

Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan ruled retired her husband’s instrumentality to Aso Rock Villa successful 2027. Photo credit: Goodluck Jonathan
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Continuing, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, further warned that much PDP members look aligned with the APC than their ain enactment and called connected the party's enactment to signifier a conjugation with different absorption parties to nutrient a fashionable bluish campaigner for the 2027 wide election.

Akinniyi challenged the rationale down returning powerfulness to the southbound successful 2027, insisting that equity crossed regions indispensable beryllium maintained successful the polity.

The PDP chieftain told Legit.ng that:

"If the PDP volition person immoderate just accidental astatine coming backmost to powerfulness successful 2027, it indispensable beryllium done a conjugation with different governmental parties and that indispensable nutrient a fashionable Northern Candidate. If you work the assemblage connection of astir PDP Governors, it's skewing towards a sheer enactment for Tinubu's 2nd word and they are mischievously clamouring for powerfulness to stay successful the South. All these are to manus President Tinubu a 2nd word without overmuch ado."And I ask, successful the PDP is it the crook of the South? How galore years of regularisation bash we person with a Northern President successful the PDP? Which region(s) retired of the 6 geo governmental zones are inactive wanting successful presumption of Nigeria's Presidency?"

Read much astir 2027 election:

• 2027 election: PDP chieftain Akinniyi reacts arsenic Wike vows to enactment Tinubu
• First Lady Oluremi Tinubu hosts Patience Jonathan successful Aso Rock
• Atiku vs Tinubu: Top governmental expert reacts arsenic Wike mentions wherefore PDP volition suffer 2027 election

Jonathan warns against one-party state

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned against immoderate effort to make a one-party authorities successful Nigeria.

Jonathan, during a memorial lecture successful honour of the precocious elder statesman, Pa Edwin Clark, successful Abuja, warned that the determination could endanger ideology and nationalist unity.

Also speaking astatine the event, Peter Obi and Gen. Yakubu Gowon stressed the value of prioritising nationalist involvement implicit idiosyncratic ambition up of the 2027 election.

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Source: Legit.ng