APC chieftain explains reason Atiku should not run for 2027 presidency

• The PDP statesmanlike campaigner successful 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has been told to perish the thought of moving for the 2027 elections
• The APC National Vice Chairman, North West, Hon. Garba Datti, said Atiku should stay a statesman
• Datti said Atiku is considering joining forces with immoderate aggrieved politicians to signifier a conjugation due to the fact that helium mightiness not get the PDP statesmanlike ticket

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FCT, Abuja - The National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Garba Datti, said Atiku Abubakar should driblet the thought of moving for the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Datti said Atiku should halt wasting his clip and resources contesting against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu successful 2027.

Datti said Atiku Abubakar should halt wasting his clip and resources contesting against President Bola Tinubu successful 2027. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar
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He urged the erstwhile Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who has been contesting since 1993, to perish the thought of contesting for different statesmanlike election.

As reported by Arise Telvision, Datti stated this successful an unfastened missive addressed to the duo successful Abuja connected Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

“As we attack the adjacent wide election, you are astatine it again. However, this clip around, having sensed that your party, the PDP, whitethorn not cede the statesmanlike summons to you, you are present considering joining forces with immoderate aggrieved politicians to signifier a conjugation to situation President Bola Ahmed Tinubu travel 2027.“For you, Alhaji Atiku, our erstwhile Vice President, my freehearted proposal is, successful your champion involvement and the involvement of Nigerians, it is amended you driblet the thought of contesting for president successful 2027, by which clip you would person already turned 80 years."

Datti besides urged Atiku not to perceive to Nasir El-Rufai and immoderate different politicians promoting a conjugation to him up of 2027.

He recalled that El-Rufai, during a media chat successful 2022, said, “The infinitesimal I permission APC, past I person discontinue authorities altogether. At this captious point, you should ponder and reconcile with the APC oregon discontinue authorities altogether."

Atiku told not to contention against Tinubu successful 2027

Legit.ng earlier reported that governmental actors progressive successful the conjugation aimed astatine democratically ousting President Tinubu successful the 2027 election are powerfully strategising.

It is understood that the absorption members judge that if they tract a competent and credible confederate candidate, defeating President Tinubu would beryllium overmuch easier.

Legit.ng gathered that galore stakeholders—especially those from the north—are urging Atiku Abubakar to measurement down and let the conjugation to enactment a confederate campaigner who volition service a azygous word if elected.

Can conjugation halt Tinubu?

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Umar, the archetypal lad of the precocious Aliyu Akwe-Doma, erstwhile Nasarawa authorities governor, said nary conjugation gang-up tin stop Tinubu's re-election.

Akwe-Doma declared that nary governmental alliance, particularly successful bluish Nigeria, would halt Tinubu’s re-election bid.

He vowed to illness the full operation of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) successful Nasarawa authorities into the All Progressives Congress (APC) to fortify the ruling party’s beingness and enactment Tinubu’s 2027 re-election.

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Source: Legit.ng