- PDP chieftain Segun Showunmi has advised President Bola Tinubu to protect his tie between the north and the southwest
- Showunmi advised President Tinubu not to maltreat the former governors of Kaduna and Kogi, Nasir El-Rufai and Yahaya Bello, for they supported him to power
- According to the PDP chieftain, the 2027 presidential election could be difficult for President Tinubu should he sever the tie between him and the northern elders
Segun Showunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state, has called on President Bola Tinubu not to sever his tie with the northern leaders who supported him in the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 presidential elections.
The PDP chieftain linked the current political challenges of the former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai and his counterpart from Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, to President Tinubu.