The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has categorically stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) stands no chance of winning the 2027 presidential election if it fields President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its candidate.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, dismissed Tinubu’s potential re-election bid, labeling it a “bad market” in political terms. He argued that the President’s tenure so far has been marred by widespread failures, rendering his candidacy unattractive to Nigerians who are suffering under his administration.
“With the litany of failures, I can tell you that no patriotic Nigerian – I won’t even say right-thinking, just patriotic will support Tinubu in 2027,” Ologunagba said. “President Tinubu, like they say in the local parlance, is a bad market. So, you don’t touch it.”
The PDP spokesman cited widespread economic hardship, national insecurity, policy inconsistency, and governance failure as reasons why the President should not seek another term. He stressed that any Nigerian who truly feels the pain of the current situation including economic instability and rising insecurity would not vote for Tinubu.
“Insecurity is now becoming the new normal. Only last week, how many hundreds were killed in Plateau? Yet we seem unbothered,” he lamented.
Ologunagba painted a grim picture of the nation’s economic situation, recalling a recent personal experience that reflected the state of the aviation industry and broader economic decline.
“I was at the airport yesterday, on a Sunday evening, from Lagos to Abuja, and the airport was empty,” he said. “The airplane was half full. That’s not normal for a Sunday evening. And ticket prices have been increased. It’s a reflection of an economy in decline.”
Despite a wave of defections from the PDP to the ruling APC in recent months, Ologunagba downplayed concerns, asserting that the PDP remains better structured and more organized. He attributed many of the defections to intimidation and pressure from the APC-led government.
“That is why the PDP is different,” he explained. “We have functioning organs and institutions. We allow debates. We don’t always agree on everything, but we’re not disagreeable. We recalibrate. Because at our core, we are about the people. That’s why we are the Peoples Democratic Party.”
Ologunagba accused the APC of using coercive tactics to destabilize the opposition, saying their strategy won’t succeed in the long run.
“The APC knows Nigerians are not defecting to them out of genuine belief, but due to pressure from failed policies and insensitivity in government,” he said. “The PDP is recalibrating, and Nigerians are ready for a government that listens, connects, and leads with compassion not one that simply says ‘take it or leave it.’”
He concluded with a confident assertion: “The APC cannot get a second term with President Tinubu or any other candidate under this current trajectory. Nigerians are yearning for real change and the PDP is the party to deliver it.”
