2027: 'We're non-partisan' – Niger Delta elders

Niger Delta elders, underneath the aegis of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, have declared that it’ll not endorse any presidential candidate for the 2027 basic election.

PANDEF mentioned it won’t endorse President Bola Tinubu or every other candidate forward of the 2027 polls.

The elders said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a vital assembly of stakeholders from the South-South.

The National Chairman of the group, Godknows Igali, and the chairman of its Board of Trustees and former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, whereas fielding questions from newsmen, mentioned PANDEF remained impartial and non-partisan.

According to Igali, PANDEF will not be a help group for any political social gathering and won’t align itself with any political social gathering or presidential candidate.

He added PANDEF won’t drive the individuals of the area to vote for any specific candidate in subsequent yr’s polls.

Igali slightly charged residents of the area to vote for any candidate that may ship dividends of democracy to the South-South.

“We are non-partisan. We, therefore, call on the people of the South-South to exercise their civic responsibilities peacefully and vote according to their conscience, choosing candidates at all levels whose programmes, commitments, and demonstrated capacity align with the aspirations of the Niger Delta,” Igali mentioned.