Showunmi Urges Tinubu To Embrace Key APC Figures Ahead Of 2027

• PDP chieftain Segun Showunmi warns Tinubu against marginalizing northern politicians

• Says figures like El-Rufai, Yahaya Bello played crucial roles in Tinubu’s 2023 victory

• Calls for maintaining trust between north and south with an eye on 2027 elections

Eko Hot Blog reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Showunmi, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to cut a perception of being against northern politicians within the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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“President Tinubu’s treatment of these leaders risks undermining the longstanding understanding between the Yoruba and the North, who rallied behind him, particularly against Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso in the 2023 election,” Showunmi said in a statement.

According to him, politicians who played key roles in President Tinubu’s 2023 victory may also have key roles to play if the President decides to seek re-election in 2027, and sending a message of perceived marginalization may not serve his political interests well and may have far-reaching implications.

Showunmi pointed out the likes of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, saying their current predicaments may be misinterpreted on the political scene.

“Power must be shared, and trust must be maintained; I refuse to ignore actions that could have dire consequences for our shared Yoruba heritage and the broader Nigerian society,” Showunmi stressed, making a plea to President Tinubu.

“Upon reflection on the trajectory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his journey to the presidency, I find my mind wondering if my Yoruba Uncle is still the same person that I have always known and admired,” he added.

Showunmi said that despite the critical roles both of them played in Tinubu’s victory in 2023, El-Rufai and Bello’s current predicaments may have political consequences in 2027.

“Nasir El-Rufai, say what you will about him, he supported Asiwaju fully during the primaries and the general elections; pray, how has he been treated, same El-Rufai now has a security report that humiliated him during a Senate clearance made up of a majority of Tinubu men! What would the world call that but betrayal?” he questioned.

The PDP chieftain pointed out that some APC chieftains who worked for Tinubu’s victory are now being marginalized in appointments while those in the opposition are enjoying favors from the President.

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“Do you plan to contest a second term or do you think your work will be done in one term of just four years? Shall tomorrow not come? Where are the men of yesterday?” Showunmi asked Tinubu.

He charged the President not to be misled by his appointees and those closest to him, stressing, “I trust him to fix this mess. I can’t have you make our future, my future hard because some of us will ask people to trust us with power. Won’t they be afraid?”

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