A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has alleged that governors elected on the platform of the party who are against the coalition of opposition parties may be secretly working for President Bola Tinubu.
Reports that the governors, after their meeting in Ibadan on Monday, ruled out the possibility of a merger or coalition with any other political party ahead of the 2027 elections.
But speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, Mr Momodu said none of the leading opposition parties can individually unseat Mr Tinubu in 2027.
The publisher of Ovation Magazine advised the opposition to unite and adopt the same tactics the APC used in 2015 to win the election.
“Opposition leaders are very determined this time around to work together. The truth of the matter is Atiku cannot do it alone, Peter Obi cannot do it alone, and Rabiu Kwankwanso cannot do it alone.
“So, naturally, they have to find a way to pay APC back in its own coins by trying to get at least a chunk of all the parties, including the APC, to come together.
“If our governors are saying no, we don’t want to go into a coalition, then it means that surreptitiously you are probably working for a Tinubu presidency.
“People must learn from history; a bully only respects a bully, but all of us are already behaving like chickens. Anything – people panic, saying they are going to use the EFCC or arrest them.
“Any governor or any senator or house member who may be tempted to just jump ship may jump to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean,” he said.
