….Criticises Zoning Ahead of 2027 Polls
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has clarified that no aspirant, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has been promised an automatic ticket by the party.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, the party leader, Momodu, stated: “I don’t think ADC has promised to give an automatic ticket to anyone, including Atiku Abubakar. He is not the sole candidate of ADC.”
Momodu also criticised the zoning of presidential tickets ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing it as a tool of blackmail designed to weaken opposition parties.
He argued that zoning sentiments are unconstitutional and deliberately targeted at reducing competition against President Bola Tinubu.
“There is nothing in the Nigerian Constitution that stops anyone, whether you are a northerner or a southerner, from contesting. This so-called sentiment is a result and reward of blackmail from some people who want to deliberately keep all other parties down. Because they know that if you zone all other parties to the South in the presidency, none of them will be able to beat Asiwaju (President Bola Tinubu),” Momodu said.
He further alleged that zoning was being manipulated to favour the ruling party.
“It is very clear. Once you keep all parties and you say, ‘Come and compete,’ people are going to tell you that Asiwaju is already our president, so why are we looking for another president? That is the strategy. That is why any right-thinking political party should throw its door open,” he added.
