{"id":361632,"date":"2025-07-31T08:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=361632"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:10:15","slug":"jerry-gana-obi-will-defeat-any-northern-candidate-if-he-runs-on-pdp-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/31\/jerry-gana-obi-will-defeat-any-northern-candidate-if-he-runs-on-pdp-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP searching for 2027 candidate, says Jerry Gana"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Gana said Obi could beat any opponent in the north if he contests under the PDP\u2019s structure in 2027.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>He confirmed that Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate is still being courted, despite ADC also expressing interest.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The former minister of information, Jerry Gana, has said the Peoples Democratic Party is actively scouting for a presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Gana disclosed that he is leading the PDP\u2019s internal committee tasked with identifying credible aspirants capable of uniting the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>He said the party is considering returning figures, including Peter Obi, who contested the last election on the Labour Party platform.<\/p>\n<p>Obi left the PDP in May 2022, three days before the party\u2019s presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor of Anambra state later emerged as the Labour Party\u2019s flagbearer in the 2023 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Prime Time, an Arise Television programme, Gana revealed that ongoing discussions may bring Obi back to the PDP fold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP is on the ground. I\u2019m a researcher, and I research opinions. In the northern states, Peter Obi under the PDP will defeat any candidate because our people are very fair-minded and just,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that although efforts were being made to reach Obi, the PDP search committee was looking beyond him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are reaching out to Peter Obi. Because I\u2019m leading a search team and there are many brilliant people, Peter may be good, but we have somebody better. So, we are searching,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gana acknowledged that the party mismanaged Obi\u2019s initial departure, describing it as a major strategic blunder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made a mistake in 2023. If I were Atiku, I would say, \u2018Peter, it is now your turn; I would give you a vice-president,\u2019 but he didn\u2019t,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gana said Obi could beat any opponent in the north if he contests under the PDP\u2019s structure in 2027. 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