2027: PDP’s Zoning Calculated to Lure Obi, Jonathan, Amaechi — ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has openly criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for zoning its 2027 presidential ticket to the Southern part of Nigeria.
PulseNets learnt that the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, expressed strong reservations about the decision while speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday.
According to Abdullahi, the zoning arrangement was nothing more than a political calculation designed to attract influential southern leaders into the PDP’s fold. He suggested that names like former President Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Anambra governor Peter Obi, and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi were being deliberately targeted.
In his words, Abdullahi told PulseNets: “This move by the PDP is not about Nigeria’s future, it is a clear strategy to lure big names from the South ahead of 2027.”
The ADC spokesman further took aim at both the PDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing them of prioritising political manoeuvring over addressing the country’s urgent socio-economic challenges.
PulseNets obtained comments where Abdullahi lamented: “These early zoning dramas show complete insensitivity to the everyday struggles of Nigerians. The election is still two years away, yet politicians behave as if governance no longer matters.”
He added that such actions deepen public distrust in the political class: “Why are we so obsessed with political permutations to the point that citizens now believe leaders across parties do not genuinely care about them?”
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PulseNets recalls that the PDP recently confirmed its 2027 presidential ticket would be allocated to the South. In a similar fashion, governors and power brokers within the APC have already endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as their sole candidate for re-election, citing Nigeria’s long-standing tradition of North-South power rotation.
With both dominant parties now entrenched in early positioning, observers told PulseNets that ordinary Nigerians are once again left to wonder whether their pressing concerns will take a back seat to elite political strategies.
