The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that its presidential candidate, Sandy Onor, remains in the 2027 presidential race, despite the party’s decision to back President Bola Tinubu under a cross-party political arrangement known as the Rainbow Coalition.

PDP Chairman Clarifies Position

George Turner, the PDP chairman in Bayelsa State, made this known during an interview on TVC News’ Beyond the Headlines, as the country prepares for the 2027 general election.

Asked whether the decision to back the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate meant Mr Onor was out of the race, Mr Turner said: “No, no, no, no, no. He is in the race.”

Coalition Not a Merger

He explained that the Rainbow Coalition was not a merger but a political platform that allows participating parties to retain their candidates while supporting agreed candidates at different levels.

“The Rainbow Coalition is a cross-party political platform, with all the political parties coming on board with their candidates,” he said.

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Decisions Across All Levels

Mr Turner noted that the coalition’s decisions cut across the state assembly, governorship, National Assembly and presidential elections. At the presidential level, he said, the coalition had settled for Mr Tinubu.