Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the state Governor Douye Diri to declare his stand.
The party has since declared its support for the re-election of Tinubu in 2027.
The caretaker committee Chairman of the party in the state, George Turnah, disclosed this, adding that they would support Tinubu even if his state Governor, Senator Diri, does not.
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 should be no rush to remove him. When the time comes, PDP will make its decisions.
Turnah who is the South South Zonal Secretary of the party, 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 organized last Saturday’s rally in Yenagoa to thank President Tinubu for appointing sons and daughters of the Niger Delta.
