2027: APC Afraid Of Makinde, PDP Group Claims

The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is afraid of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and the PDP ahead of the 2027 Presidential election.

The group said the fear has driven the APC’s fixation and its resort to unfounded personal attacks in a bid to distract the Governor, a statement by its National Coordinator, CP-PDP, Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu, said on Sunday.

He said the position of the Conference is predicated on a series of diversionary taunts, including the latest by the Lagos State Chapter of the APC, which further exposed the pre-election fever within the APC over Governor Makinde’s rising nationwide profile and his acceptance as the face of the purposeful, prudent, and result-driven leadership that has eluded the nation, particularly in the last two years.

“While we do not intend to join issues with misguided and disoriented characters within the APC, it is instructive to state that such unguarded statements confirm reports that the Tinubu-led APC intimidated, harassed, and offered billions of naira to state governors to defect.

“The APC is now in mortal fear of Governor Makinde due to his principled resistance to these underhanded tactics.

“Furthermore, recent statements by the APC reveal that the party was behind the false reports suggesting that Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State was decamping to the APC—rumors that collapsed like a deck of cards following the Bauchi Governor’s firm rebuttal.”

He added that the CP-PDP is aware that these distractions are designed to divert public attention from the abysmal failures of the Tinubu-led administration and the resulting nationwide indignation, resentment, and rejection for which the APC is terrified of a free and fair electoral contest in 2027.

“If the APC truly cared for Nigerians, it would be concerned with the bombing that claimed many lives in Maiduguri, Borno State and the senseless killings in Kwara, Kaduna, Taraba, Benue, Niger, and other states of the federation.

“It should be concerned about the insufferable hardship which has worsened with the increase in the official pump price of fuel—from the N97 per liter inherited in 2015 to N1,300 today. Instead, the APC shows no interest in the wellbeing of Nigerians, treating the populace with utter disdain while remaining fixated on manipulating the 2027 electoral process.

“The truth is that the fear of wholesale rejection by Nigerians explains why the APC is desperate to destabilize the PDP and other opposition parties to prevent them from fielding credible presidential candidates. This scheme is dead on arrival.

“The CP-PDP wants the APC to know that despite these attacks, the PDP remains a strong rallying point for the majority of Nigerians who are determined to defend multi-party democracy and hand the APC a resounding defeat in 2027.”

The group counseled the APC to end its fixation on Governor Makinde, accept the reality of its failure, and prepare for its ultimate rejection by the electorate.

“The APC should use its remaining lifespan to reverse the anti-people policies that are pushing Nigerians to the brink,” it added.