Former Nasarawa State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Yusuf Shehu Usman, has criticised the reported call by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

Usman questioned the political benefits of such an arrangement, arguing that the PDP could undermine its own electoral interests by backing the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential level without a reciprocal commitment from the ruling party.

Wike, a prominent PDP figure who has maintained an alignment with the Tinubu administration, was reportedly said to have urged PDP members to vote for the President and the APC in the next presidential election.

Reacting to the reported position on Thursday, Usman challenged the logic behind asking members of an opposition party to support the presidential candidate of the ruling party while both parties could remain rivals in state elections.

He questioned whether APC members would, in return, vote for PDP candidates in state-level contests if PDP supporters backed Tinubu in the presidential election.

“The question is, will the APC vote for the candidates of the PDP in the state elections? If not, what is the gain for the PDP as a political party in this kind of weird and politically suicidal arrangement?” he asked.

The former commissioner argued that without a clear agreement on reciprocal support, the reported strategy could weaken the PDP’s position ahead of the 2027 general elections. He also expressed doubt that the arrangement would deliver meaningful political benefits to the opposition party.

Describing the reported strategy, Usman said: “It is, at best, a bizarre rainbow which will not make rain.” His remarks have added to the debate over the PDP’s political direction and the implications of Wike’s relationship with the Tinubu administration as parties prepare for the next general elections.