2027: There will be vacancy in Aso Rock – Atiku fires back at Oba of Lagos

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that determination would beryllium a vacancy successful “Aso Rock” successful 2027 due to the fact that the Nigerian Constitution warrants it.

Atiku was reacting to a declaration by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, that determination would beryllium nary vacancy successful Aso Rock for the adjacent 5 years.

Akiolu, who spoke erstwhile the statesmanlike run assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by its Director-General, Abdulaziz Yari, paid him a courtesy sojourn astatine his palace successful Lagos, backed President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid.

However, Atiku said the accepted ruler could not endorse Tinubu connected behalf of implicit 200 cardinal Nigerians.

In an X station by his Senior Special Assistant connected Public Communication, Atiku said Nigerians, not kings, would determine their adjacent president done the ballot.

The station reads:

“Kabiyesi, with owed respect, Aso Rock is not an hold of your palace, and Nigeria’s presidency is not a royal stool for you to allocate.

“There volition beryllium a vacancy successful 2027 due to the fact that the Constitution says so. You whitethorn endorse Tinubu, but you cannot endorse him connected behalf of implicit 200 cardinal N...