The PDP's Segun Sowunmi Slams Atiku Abubakar's Coalition Strategy for 2027 Election
Atiku Admonished: Take a Leaf from Tinubu's Book - Sowunmi's Advice to Atiku in 2027
Listen up! Segun Sowunmi, a prominent figure in the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has taken aim at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's strategy for organizing an opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 election.
According to Sowunmi, Atiku is making a grave mistake by working on a coalition that doesn't have the PDP as its foundation. During an interview with TVC on Tuesday, the ex-PDP governorship candidate in Ogun State urged Atiku to take notes from President Bola Tinubu on how to build a coalition.
Sowunmi believes Tinubu successfully built a coalition without leaving his party, and he suggests that Atiku, instead of forming a coalition with another political platform, should unite opposition politicians within the PDP.
The PDP veteran argues that Atiku, who has benefited from the party as a former Vice President and received the party's presidential ticket twice, should not seek to create a coalition that doesn't include the PDP as its base.
"I've always said to people, I love Atiku with my bones, but I can't help him against himself," Sowunmi declared. "You can't run a vice-presidency on the PDP two times with Obasanjo, get a presidential candidate on that same party two times. I don't agree with him that the next best thing is to be shopping for... (a platform). If you want a coalition, why are you not coalescing them into your party?"
Sowunmi also paid his respects to Tinubu, praising him for making everyone feel important, no matter their political allegiances.
"That guy (Tinubu) is something oh, he has this uncanny ability to make everybody individually feel special," Sowunmi said. "It doesn't matter whether you are a former foe or a president's friend, every moment you share with him, I don't know how he does it, though you're going to leave the place feeling that you matter, feeling that he gets it, feeling that what you guys are talking about is important."
Sowunmi added that when Tinubu gives his word, it's as good as gold. "And there's something about him, when he gives you his word, he will say something like 'ko le ye', meaning that to the best of human ability, it will stand."
In the meantime, keep an eye on our updates on the 2027 election, as the game is far from over.
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- Segun Sowunmi, a notable PDP member, criticized Atiku Abubakar for his strategy to form a coalition excluding the PDP for the 2027 election.
- Sowunmi advised Atiku to study President Bola Tinubu's approach to coalition building, specifically highlighted for not abandoning his party, the APC, in the process.
- Instead of forming a coalition outside the PDP, Sowunmi suggested that Atiku should focus on uniting opposition politicians within the party.
- Sowunmi claimed that Atiku, a former Vice President who secured the PDP's presidential ticket twice, should prioritize forming a coalition with the PDP as its base.
- Sowunmi spoke highly of Tinubu's ability to make everyone feel important, regardless of political affiliation, and noted that when Tinubu gives his word, it's as reliable as gold.
- Keeping an eye on the evolving 2027 election, with the Senate considering a bill for annual presidential addresses on June 12, terse debates surrounding the bill's venue remain a contentious issue in the realm of Nigerian politics and general news.
