2027: I’m Not Opposed To Jonathan, Atiku, Obi Looking for PDP Ticket – Olawepo-Hashim

As political realignments collect steam throughout the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former presidential candidate and social gathering chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has mentioned he’s not towards a return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Labour Party standard-bearer, Mr. Peter Obi, to hunt the PDP presidential ticket.

He said this whereas reiterating his name for an open and aggressive PDP presidential major.
Olawepo-Hashim, in an announcement issued by his media aide, Hassan Mahmoud, described the potential return of the political leaders as a welcome improvement, including, “The extra, the merrier.”

The previous presidential candidate mentioned a strong and aggressive major would restore PDP’s fame because the “true social gathering of democracy in Nigeria.”

He continued, “The PDP was by no means meant to be an unique membership. From day one, it was designed to be a nationwide platform, a giant umbrella for all shades of opinion, ideology, and aspiration.”

Reminiscing on the formation of the social gathering in 1998, Olawepo-Hashim recalled his position as secretary of the publicity subcommittee, chaired by the late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo, the place a journalist first proposed the now-iconic umbrella image.

He hailed the spirit of unity and democratic competitors that outlined the PDP’s early days, citing the contributions of key political figures similar to Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Chief Solomon Lar, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Chief Sunday Awoniyi, Chief Melford Okilo, Prof. Jubril Aminu, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, and others.

“We had giants of Nigeria’s political class beneath one roof… males who might have been good presidents. But, some dropped their ambition as issues developed, and others submitted themselves to a good contest in Jos in 1999 which attracted aspirants from North and South, a course of which Obasanjo finally received,” he mentioned.

Olawepo-Hashim argued that the social gathering’s energy throughout its adolescence stemmed not from “backdoor consensus or gatekeeping politics” however from a dedication to free and truthful inside democracy.

He counseled the inclusive management type of the PDP’s interim chairman on the time, Chief Solomon Daushep Lar, for maintaining the doorways open to all stakeholders.

“Those that feared competitors quietly exited the founding course of. However we pressed on, and Nigeria benefitted,” he famous.

Olawepo-Hashim emphasised that the PDP should return to its founding ethos if it intends to regain nationwide relevance and supply Nigerians a reputable different in 2027.

Whereas the political futures of Jonathan, Atiku, and Obi stay topics of intense hypothesis, he maintained that any Nigerian with a imaginative and prescient and capability must be welcomed into the race.

“If Jonathan, Atiku, Obi and others want to contest, they need to be welcomed. Let the most effective concepts and visions emerge by way of truthful competitors. That’s methods to construct a celebration of the long run,” he mentioned.

Olawepo-Hashim’s intervention not solely alerts a broadening of the PDP’s inside area however can also set the stage for considered one of Nigeria’s most consequential presidential primaries in latest reminiscence, a contest of political titans beneath one huge umbrella.