The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed never to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
The faction made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong.
The party said reports attributed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, about collapsing his political structure to support Tinubu’s re-election were not new.
It said the minister’s message was not directed at genuine PDP members, stressing that it was intended for people who, like him, pretended to belong to the opposition while working for the ruling party.
“The PDP will never support the re-election of President Tinubu. The true and principled members of the PDP are not part of the shameless, self-serving support for the APC-led Federal Government and its destructive policies.
“The paramount duty of the opposition is to provide an alternative to the incumbent, not to massage their ego. If at all, opposition parties are to have an alliance, it will be amongst themselves, not with the governing party.
“This political anomaly, styled and championed as a ‘rainbow coalition,’ is the greatest threat to electoral democracy and the fastest way of railroading the country into an electoral monarchy.
“We urge all true and faithful members of the Peoples Democratic Party to remain steadfast as we await the judiciary’s decision, hopeful that it will return our party to its true owners.
“Our case at the Court of Appeal has been heard, and we await judgement. We know that the entire judiciary is conscious that justice delayed is justice denied.
“Nigerians should be wary of elite accommodation and state capture masquerading as broad-based political collaboration. The election next year provides a great opportunity to vote out these insensitive and irresponsible political actors,” the statement said.