The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national working committee (NWC), led by Kabiru Turaki, has announced that the party will not back President Bola Tinubu for a second term.

During an appearance on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, Ini Ememobong, the national publicity secretary of the Turaki-led faction, stated that it would be unreasonable for an opposition party like the PDP to support Tinubu’s re-election.

“It is improper, immoral, unjust, and unfair for an opposition party of the standing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to endorse the candidature of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC,” Ememobong said.

“It is impeccably clear that we will not endorse Tinubu. We are not endorsing the president. We have said so. In fact, in every discussion leading up to the reconciliation, whether in public or private, we have insisted that the reconciliation is meant to strengthen the PDP as an opposition party.”

The opposition party is polarised into two factions. The Turaki camp is backed by Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, and Bala Mohammed, his Bauchi counterpart.

The Abdullahi Mohammed-led group has the support of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who is campaigning for Tinubu’s re-election. (The Sun)