A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bashorun Dele Momodu, has criticised the zoning of presidential tickets ahead of the 2027 general election, describing it as a tool of blackmail designed to weaken opposition parties.
Bashorun Momodu, in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, described it as a tool of blackmail designed to weaken opposition parties.
Momodu argued that zoning sentiments were unconstitutional and deliberately targeted at reducing competition against President Bola Tinubu.
He also believed, “Zoning is being manipulated to favor the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and reduce competition against President Tinubu.
“There is nothing in the Nigerian Constitution that stops anyone, whether you are a Northerner or a Southerner, from contesting”.
“This so-called sentiment is a result and reward of blackmail from some people who want to deliberately keep all other parties down”, Momodu said.
Momodu also weighed in on the state of the PDP, maintaining that the party has been “hijacked” by agents of the ruling party and is no longer capable of rescuing itself from internal sabotage.
“PDP has been completely hijacked by agents of the ruling party who insist on staying in PDP while working for APC,” he said.
Momodu, now a chieftain of the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC), clarified that no candidate, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has been promised an automatic ticket by the party.
“I don’t think ADC has promised to give an automatic ticket to anyone, including Atiku Abubakar. He is not the sole candidate of ADC,” he added.
