Why PDP Can’t Win 2027 Presidential Election…Atiku, Obi’s Participation Can’t Be Yardstick To Assess ‘Our Democracy’-Wike

FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike submitted on Thursday that he does not accept the notion that allowing the ADC and NDC presidential candidates to participate in the upcoming 2027 presidential election should be used as a yardstick for assessing the nation’s democracy asserting that ‘democracy is not about only Atiku contesting or only Peter Obi contesting’.

He also disclosed that his party, the PDP does not have what is required to win the 2027 presidential election.

Recall that the PDP faction that has Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed as its National Chairman had a few weeks ago, announced former senator Sandy Onor as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election while the Turaki faction has former president Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Barrister Nyesome Wike, who said this during the media chat he held on Thursday, added that winning the upcoming presidential election should not be the priority of PDP but rather getting its intraparty conflict addressed.

‘The only way people now say there is democracy is if the ADC or NDC participate in the election. Democracy, for us in Nigeria, has now been defined by whether Atiku participates or whether Peter Obi participates.

If they don’t participate, people say there is no democracy. Democracy is not about only Atiku contesting or only Peter Obi contesting.

I have told you that PDP had a problem. Now, having that problem is not easy. To put yourself back to winning the presidential election is not an easy task.

You are not even talking about the ward election; it is difficult. What is more paramount to us is to build the party, show what you can do at the state level, get the ones you build and put the pieces together.

You have not even put your house in order, yet you want to win a presidential election. Do you know what it takes to have structures in all 36 states? Do you know what it takes to campaign across the country? Is it a two-month programme? It’s not.

 What is more paramount to us as Nigerians? Build a party, see what you can do at the state level, get the votes you can get, put your pieces together, then prepare’ he said.

Barrister Nyesom Wike also clarified and submitted that he remains a member of PDP and not working for the ruling APC as alleged in some quarters.

 ‘Was I not the one who was accused of being an agent of APC? Those who accused me, where are they? I am still here. Everybody knows what I have said. I have not hidden it, and I have told our party, ‘Let’s put our house in order.

Do you know what it takes to have structures in 36 states? Even people who want to run for governor in their own state know the amount of planning involved. It is not an easy thing’  he added--Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you