2027: PDP chieftain urges Obi to rejoin social gathering

Forward of the 2027 basic elections, a distinguished member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, has known as on former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to return to the PDP to spice up his possibilities within the subsequent presidential race.

Sowunmi, a former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential marketing campaign, made the decision throughout an look on Seun Okinbaloye’s ‘Mic on podcast’, on Saturday.

He mentioned, “Looking forward to 2027, the PDP of Nigeria will open its processes, announce when the varieties can be found, and anybody who feels assured sufficient to contest ought to step ahead and achieve this.

“If I had been Peter Obi, I might return to the PDP and make a powerful case for the presidential ticket. I imagine he ought to come again to the social gathering. This social gathering was initially conceived within the bed room of (the late) Alex Ekwueme; so, I don’t perceive why the Igbo, together with southern leaders and different influential figures throughout the PDP, can’t come collectively and say, ‘Alright, we recognise this – right here’s the ticket.’”

Sowunmi argued that Obi, who garnered over six million votes within the 2023 presidential election with out the backing of governors or important social gathering equipment, might considerably amplify his influence if backed by a significant political construction.

“We’ve lined each area, however now we have not gone to the South-East but. Nonetheless, Obi is free to make his personal selections. If his numbers and the animated vitality that’s following him had been to observe him into the PDP and he’s the presidential candidate, I can assure you he would take the South East, South-South, the Christian North and North Central,” he added.

Sowunmi, nonetheless, clarified that his options had been hypothetical and never indicative of any ongoing negotiations between Obi and the PDP.