Dan Ulasi, the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, has said he would welcome the return of Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, to the PDP ahead of the 2027 general election.
The PDP chieftain speaking on Arise Television on Friday, argued that Obi’s credibility and popularity would strengthen the party’s chances, and added that Obi’s political future remained uncertain.
“I’ll be happy if he joins PDP because he will bring his credibility to bear on the party as we are reorganising. Any party that has him today will know they already have more than 30 to 40 per cent of the election because he has tremendous support across this country,” he said.
“To the best of my knowledge, Peter Obi has no platform. He ran last time with Labour Party, he has attended the launching of ADC. I don’t know what his platform will be,” he noted.
Speaking on zoning, Ulasi called for fairness in selecting the 2027 ticket. He said the PDP has zoned the presidency to the South and urged that it be “micro-zoned” especially to the South-East, which he argued is the only region that has not yet produced a Nigerian president.
“If there is honesty, they should micro-zone it to the South-East because virtually now we are the only zone, theoretically speaking, that has not had a presidency,” he said.
He also disclosed that the party was focused on rebuilding itself ahead of the polls.
“In the last national executive meeting we had, almost seven of our governors were there. It was refreshing that everybody is now talking about how to reorganise the party and put it on a stronger footing for 2027 and other elections,” he added.
