Tinubu’s Intended Action For PDP, His Political Perception
Tinubu’s Intended Action For PDP, His Political Perception
The Nigerian Constitution has made the president of Nigeria one of the most powerful political officeholders in the world.
With Tinubu, a consummate politician as president it is clear that the enormous powers of the president will be wholly deployed for his maximum political gain.
The way Tinubu eviscerated internal rivalry within the Alliance for Democracy, AD in Lagos and subsequently opposition political parties will remind anyone of his political perceptiveness.
Within hours of the delivery of the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election, at least two governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP openly came out to congratulate the president.
The two were Senators Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. A third PDP governor whose support for Tinubu is generally known to be a given had as at press time yet to make a statement.
That is Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers State. We cannot easily forget his call on his political godfather, Nyesom Wike not to abandon him in the PDP wherever he goes.
As at press time, Sylva who took the candidate’s slot for himself was still unsure of his place on the ballot following the court order that delisted him on account of constitutional impediments.
Whether Sylva is on the ballot or not it is believed that he remains as he was four years ago the major threat to Diri’s re-election.
Diri’s handshake with Tinubu on Thursday was apparently to seek cover.
As most political pundits know, there is no love lost between the Adeleke family and Tinubu.
It was particularly painful for the camp of the president that the Adeleke’s have in the last two political encounters humbled Tinubu in Osun where the president is believed to trace his ancestry. The former Osun governor who is believed to be the president’s relative, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola was defeated in his quest for a second term.
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