Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has vowed he will not support the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic P...
Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has vowed he will not support the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, if he decides to run in 2027.
Fayose said the crisis within the party began when its leaders decided to zone power to the North.
He spoke in an interview with 'Politics Today' on Channels TV.
In 2024, Fayose openly admitted to opposing Atiku, stating that his actions were in the best interest of the nation.
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.
"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 per cent. 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.”
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