Dele Momodu has warned that only a united opposition with a strategic North-South alliance can challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu, has urged Nigeria’s opposition parties to unite and strategically play the “ethnic and religious cards” if they intend to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement on his X handle, Momodu expressed concern over the wave of defections from the PDP, including those of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Bayelsa’s Douye Diri to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He lamented that “Nigeria has comfortably, voluntarily, and predictably, cruised, senselessly, into a one-party state.”
According to him, no Southern candidate—“Not former President Jonathan. Not former Governor Peter Obi”—could pose a serious threat to Tinubu if they run independently. Momodu advised that “opposition must pick a formidable Northern Muslim candidate with a very popular Southern Christian running mate against Tinubu’s likely Muslim/Muslim ticket.”
He concluded that though “the game is not over,” opposition forces must move swiftly, stressing that success in 2027 “requires candidates of absolute necessity.”