A proxy war among contenders for the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is said to be gathering steam.
Among the list of people who have signified interest for the presidential slot we have: former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Senate presidents Pius Anyim and Bukola Saraki, governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi).
Others are Ovation magazine publisher Dele Momodu; Ex-Governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwaso; and industrialist Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa.
Former aide and political associate of Atiku, Segun Sowunmi fired the first battery in his letter to the PDP Governors Forum last week, where he asked the party to reject “kindergarten president and commander-in-chief.
Sowunmi’s letter implied a reference to younger contenders in the race against 75-year-old Atiku, who he described as “highly experienced”.
The letter reads in part: “Everyone wants to be President after Buhari but not everyone can do the work that a post-Buhari President will be called upon to do. Presidential powers and privileges mean nothing if the prerequisite experience is absent. We cannot jump from frying pan to fire.”
