‘Don’t contest 2027 presidential election’ – PDP group advise Atiku

The Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), a pressure group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has issued a plea to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, urging him not to vie for the presidency again in 2027. The group’s advice was conveyed in a communiqué released on Sunday in Abuja and signed by its National Secretary, Alhaji Tasiu Muhammed, and acting National Director of Publicity and Strategic Communication, Gbenga Adedamola.

Additionally, CPDPL cautioned the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, against harboring presidential ambitions until 2031, to prevent a recurrence of the party’s setbacks in 2015 and 2023.

The group underscored that aspirants from the North should recognize that the South has eight years before the power rotation returns to the North in 2031, emphasizing the need for political stability in the country.

CPDPL also advised the PDP to be mindful of the factors that contributed to its failure in the 2023 general election and urged the party to address those issues as it prepares for the 2027 general election. The group highlighted the challenges faced in 2023, attributing the party’s loss in the presidential election to non-compliance with the party’s constitution of 2017, as amended, and leadership failures.