Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, has strongly criticized the party’s decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the southern region, describing the move as “the most reckless decision in the history of our nascent democracy.”
Momodu, who recently defected from the PDP to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition in July, voiced his disapproval in an Instagram post on Tuesday. The PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) had announced on Monday that it would cede the presidential ticket for the next general election to the south.
In his post, MomoduMomodu alleged that the decision was heavily influenced by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), whom he accused of secretly working for President Bola Tinubu.
“Yesterday, one of Africa’s biggest, but seriously embattled political parties shot itself in the leg by choosing to hide behind one finger,” Momodu wrote. “The PDP finally succumbed to the cheap and puerile blackmail of the black sheep in the opposition party who are openly and daringly working for the ruling party.”
He went on to express his disappointment, stating it was a “shame” to see “so-called seasoned politicians, engage in self-adulation for taking the most reckless decision.”
Momodu claimed the PDP is merely pretending to field a southern candidate while its internal structures are being positioned to support President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
“Who did not know that ultimately the hand was that of Wike while the voice was that of Tinubu. Their game plan is not hidden,” he said. He further accused Wike of “belching orders at helpless governors who are too jittery to stand firm against daredevil dictatorship,” citing the Rivers State crisis as a prime example of their inability to resist.
Momodu recalled that Wike had previously opposed zoning in 2022 and had even sought to be a vice-presidential candidate to a northern aspirant. He found it hypocritical that Wike is now insisting on a power shift to the south for 2027.
“The geniuses should be courageous enough to admit that Tinubu will be the joint candidate of APC and PDP in 2027. No Jupiter will stop Wike from using PDP structures for Tinubu. That’s already a done deal,” Momodu asserted.
He dismissed speculations about a potential candidacy for figures like Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi, or Seyi Makinde, calling them “blatant lies from the pit of hell” and stating that the party’s reasoning for the zoning “stinks to high heavens.”
