2027: Atiku, Mohammed, Makinde’s ambitions deepen PDP crisis

There are palpable fears that the individual ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and his counterpart in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, may further snowball the Peoples Democratic Party crisis and scuttle the ongoing reconciliation by the Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led committee.

In the past few months, the camp of the party has been divided into factions loyal to Atiku and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, until Mohammed, who is also the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, indicated an interest in running for the Presidency in 2027.

Both men are seen as the reason the stock of the party hit an all-time low since losing the election in 2023.

To make the move become a reality, Mohammed joined forces with growing voices of chieftains who wanted the PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, kicked out of the party.