Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
Only my party can stop me from contesting 2027 presidential election – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has hinted of his plans to contest again in 2027 for the president of Nigeria.
He however said he would withdraw from the race should his party zone the position to another region of the country.
He confirmed that an alliance of major political parties and influential politicians was in the works ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku, who was the presidential candidate for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, disclosed that his recent meeting with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, was a sign of positive things to come.
He said the meeting could be a launchpad for the possible alliance in the build-up to the 2027 general elections.
Atiku met with Obi; former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, in separate visits earlier last week.
He also dismissed the assertions that their alliance would be unable to produce a consensus candidate.
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He also said he would happily back a presidential candidate of the South-East extraction should the PDP zone its presidential ticket to the region.
Obi is from the South-East and, with the speculation of his imminent return to the PDP following his meeting with Atiku and other bigwigs of the party likely, he might clinch the ticket.
“I’ve made it clear since last elections that if our party members had a consensus that southeast should produce the candidate, we would all agree. And if our parties also had a similar agreement, then so be it,’’ Atiku said.
Last week, Paul Ibe, media adviser to Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), frustrated and sabotaged plans by the PDP to zone its presidential ticket to the South-East for the 2023 election.
He said the move effectively led to Obi’s exit from the party.
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