2027: Kwara PDP dismisses fears over leaders’ support for Tinubu
The Kwara State PDP has dismissed fears that its leaders’ support for President Tinubu’s re-election could harm its NASS candidates in the 2027 polls. Read More:…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has been grappling with internal divisions over whether some of its state chapters and leaders should back President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid rather than field or support a PDP presidential candidate. The party, which lost power at the centre in 2015 and has since struggled with factionalism, defections and leadership crises, has seen some governors and prominent members openly align with the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of 2027, fuelling concerns about the PDP's cohesion and electoral prospects at state and national level.
In Kwara State, questions have emerged over whether PDP leaders endorsing Tinubu could undermine the party's own National Assembly candidates in 2027, as such cross-party support risks confusing voters or weakening grassroots mobilisation for PDP legislative hopefuls. A similar dynamic is playing out in Bayelsa, where the state PDP has moved to justify its backing of Tinubu. The coverage so far does not detail how either state chapter intends to reconcile presidential-level support for the APC with its own candidates' electoral interests down the ballot, nor what concessions, if any, informed these positions.