Eric Patrick
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that he will not back the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar should he choose to run again in the 2027 elections.
Fayose stated that the turmoil within the party started when its leadership opted to allocate power to the North.
The former governor spoke in an interview with Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Friday.
Recall in 2024, Fayose candidly acknowledged his opposition to Atiku, emphasising that his stance was driven by what he believed to be in the nation’s best interest.
Fayose said, “After eight years of a northerner, it is the turn of a southerner. which could involve someone from the East, South West or South South.
”Those who gave or zoned power back to the North caused all these problems.
”You don’t have to like a Nyesom Wike or a Peter Obi, but there should be an unwritten, respected gentleman’s understanding of powershift.
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“I said it publicly that I worked against Atiku, and I am saying for the second time, if Atiku comes again, I will work against him. It is time to learn our lesson.
“Don’t get it wrong. I worked against him (Atiku) 100 percent. Nigeria is bigger than the PDP, APC.
“The party must be equitable, the party must be accountable. The party or parent that is irresponsible will produce irresponsible children, they will produce irresponsible situations, they will produce rebellion, they will produce anger.
“After Asiwaju’s(Bola Tinubu) tenure, if God gives him a chance at a second term. Let a southerner come out, we, as leaders at that time, I will be over 70 or about 70, I will come out straight that a southerner can not be the President of Nigeria.”