Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Publisher and politician Bashorun Dele Momodu has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to the South, labeling it a betrayal of opposition politics that potentially enhances President Bola Tinubu's re-election chances.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Momodu accused the PDP of yielding to internal sabotage and external pressures from supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He expressed his discontent, saying, "Yesterday, one of Africa's biggest, but seriously embattled, political parties shot itself in the leg by choosing to hide behind one finger."

Momodu linked the zoning arrangement to former Rivers State governor and current Minis...