Opposition Must Unite to Challenge Tinubu - Dele Momodu
Last update: October 16, 2025
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Momodu urges opposition to unite, says only North-South alliance can challenge Tinubu in 2027...
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, has advised Nigeria’s opposition parties to form a united front and adopt a pragmatic strategy ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
He warned that the country is sliding toward a one-party system under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
CBI News reports that in a post on his 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday, Momodu lamented the wave of defections by PDP governors including Enugu’s Peter Mbah and Bayelsa’s Douye Diri, saying it had consolidated APC’s control over both the executive and legislative arms of government.
“Nigeria has comfortably, voluntarily, and predictably cruised senselessly into a one-party state. Both the executive and the legislative arms finally crossed the Rubicon yesterday under the grip of the ruling party, APC,” Momodu wrote.
Despite the growing dominance of the ruling party, the veteran journalist maintained that the opposition still had a narrow window of opportunity if it could unite strategically.
“The opposition has only one option left in order to be competitive since Tinubu has already locked down the South of Nigeria. Seemingly, opposition must work speedily to lock down the North. With commonsense, this is feasible, even if difficult,” he said.
Momodu argued that no southern candidate including former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Labour Party flag bearer Peter Obi could defeat President Bola Tinubu if they ran independently.
“I do not see any Southern candidate giving Tinubu any tough challenge. Not former President Jonathan. Not former Governor Peter Obi. If they run, looking more like independent candidates, they will fail spectacularly,” he stated.
He called for a broad opposition coalition similar to the 2015 alliance that birthed the APC.
Momodu urged parties to “play the ethnic and religious cards too” by fielding a Northern Muslim presidential candidate with a Southern Christian running mate as a counterbalance to Tinubu’s likely Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“If opposition is serious and determined to do whatever it takes, it must first unite and decide to play the ethnic and religious cards too,” Momodu advised.
“The game is not over. But it requires candidates of absolute necessity,” he added.
