Dele Momodu has urged Nigeria’s opposition parties to unite and strategically appeal to ethnic and religious sentiments to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Veteran journalist and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has called on Nigeria’s opposition parties to unite and strategically play the “ethnic and religious cards” to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Momodu made the remarks on Wednesday in a statement shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle while reacting to recent defections weakening the PDP, including those of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri.
“Nigeria has comfortably, voluntarily, and predictably cruised, senselessly, into a one-party state,” Momodu wrote, lamenting that both the executive and legislative arms are now under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He argued that the opposition can still be competitive if it unites and capitalizes on regional and religious dynamics. “Since Tinubu has already locked down the South of Nigeria, the opposition must work speedily to lock down the North,” he said.
Momodu advised opposition leaders to replicate the 2015 coalition that birthed the APC, proposing a Northern Muslim presidential candidate with a Southern Christian running mate.
He concluded that “the game is not over,” but only unity and strategy can give the opposition a fighting chance in 2027.