Niger Delta elders, beneath the aegis of the Pan Niger Delta Discussion board, PANDEF, have declared that it’ll now not endorse any presidential candidate for the 2027 basic election.
PANDEF mentioned it’ll now not endorse President Bola Tinubu or some other candidate forward of the 2027 polls.
The elders mentioned this on Tuesday in Abuja after a the most important assembly of stakeholders from the South-South.
The Nationwide Chairman of the gang, Godknows Igali, and the chairman of its Board of Trustees and previous Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, whilst fielding questions from newsmen, mentioned PANDEF remained impartial and non-partisan.
In keeping with Igali, PANDEF isn’t a beef up crew for any political birthday party and won’t align itself with any political birthday party or presidential candidate.
He added PANDEF won’t drive the folk of the area to vote for any explicit candidate in subsequent yr’s polls.
Igali fairly charged citizens of the area to vote for any candidate that may ship dividends of democracy to the South-South.
“We’re non-partisan. We, subsequently, name at the other people of the South-South to workout their civic obligations peacefully and vote in line with their moral sense, opting for applicants in any respect ranges whose programmes, commitments, and demonstrated capability align with the aspirations of the Niger Delta,” Igali mentioned.