Amid the conversation about zoning and return of power to the North, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, believes it’s better for former President Goodluck Jonathan to emerge as his party’s presidential candidate than Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
Sani, who appeared on Trust TV’s Daily Politics on Saturday, made this statement while reacting to speculation that the PDP is courting Obi and the potential return of Jonathan to the 2027 presidential race.
In his submission, the media aide to former Vice President Namadi Sambo stated that whether the speculations are true or false, the North will prefer Jonathan to Obi.
According to him, Jonathan’s return to power for another four years will complete the South’s eight years.
“I will prefer that President Jonathan takes the ticket, not because I do not like Obi, but because that will ensure that the South will have completed their four years.”
He argued that, by law, Jonathan’s presidency cannot exceed a four-year tenure, adding that Obi’s promise to spend four years in power is merely “political talk.”
