Party leader and former Board of Trustees Chairman Bode George has acknowledged that deliberate attempts are underway to obtain a southern presidential candidate amid mounting anxiety over the PDP’s (Peoples Democratic Party) zoning scheme ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a 2027 interview, George disclosed that the party is secretly forming an alliance around reputable southern leaders who might represent the PDP against President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
George reportedly said, “That process of getting a Southerner as presidential flagbearer of the party is on.”
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Even though George and other Southern PDP leaders support moving the presidential ticket to the South, some members of the National Executive Committee are still against it, claiming that the party should put electability and internal cohesion ahead of regional concerns.
Although George acknowledged the zoning disputes, he emphasized the value of tact and timing in identifying possible candidates.
“Arrangements are already in place, and there are a number of respectable, responsible, and morally upright individuals who have been tried and tested,” he stated.
However, it’s too early to start naming them. You are inviting trouble if you do it right now.
The move coincides with the PDP’s internal turmoil after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar left and a new opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress emerged.
