2027: ‘We’ll support Tinubu if you don’t,’ Bayelsa PDP chair tells Gov Diri
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the South South zonal Secretary and caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, George Turnah, has insisted that the party will support President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), even if the state Governor, Senator Douye Diri, does not.
The PDP Zonal leader said almost all the governors from South-South supported Tinubu, irrespective of their party affiliations.
Turnah, who is the lead convener of the New Associates, a pro-Wike group inaugurated in Bayelsa State over the weekend, also called on Governor Diri to immediately declare where he stands.
He said he decided to organize last Saturday’s rally in Yenagoa to thank President Bola Tinubu for appointing sons and daughters of the Niger Delta.
He said: “I want to formally call on Governor Douye Diri to immediately announce his stand regarding the 2027 presidency, so that Bayelsans can know where they stand.
“If he is supporting President Tinubu, he should come out and tell us. But if he wants to align with other candidates, let him say so. Then we will know whether to follow him or not. The leader who has openly declared support for President Tinubu is Nyesom Wike. If our governor comes tomorrow and says he supports Tinubu, we will work with him. If he says otherwise, we will galvanize support for Tinubu ourselves.
“In 2019, the Southern Governors met in Asaba and agreed that power should return to the South. Despite that agreement, some decided to act otherwise. But in all, Tinubu from Southern Nigeria became President.
“Tinubu is not from my party, PDP, but once a leader is elected, he becomes the President of Nigeria, and we must support our leader.
“Opposition is not about plotting for leaders to fail. If a leader succeeds, the people benefit. Opposition should uphold leaders to deliver for the people. If a leader is performing, there shou
