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2027: PDP says party’s presidential candidate still in race despite backing Tinubu

Premium Times30 October 2026, 14:29 UTCNigeria

PDP says its presidential candidate, Sandy Onor, remains in the 2027 race despite the party's decision to support President Bola Tinubu under a cross-party political arrangement known as the Rainbow Coalition. The post 2027: PDP says party’s presidential candidate still in race despite backing Tinubu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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