Atiku or Tinubu: “Who Buhari will back?” Top political analyst reveals ahead of 2027 election

• Atiku Abubakar, El-Rufai and different absorption figures' caller sojourn to Muhammadu Buhari has stirred caller speculation astir bluish leaders aboriginal moves against the ruling APC
• Ahead of the 2027 election, analysts person shared their opinions astir Buhari's power adjacent arsenic the APC president Abdullahi Ganduje affirmed that Atiku's moves would neglect
• Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, PDP National Youth Group spokesperson, disclosed the origin that volition find Buhari's endorsement of Atiku oregon Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidency

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, the Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Group spokesperson, said bluish cognition volition find erstwhile president Muhammadu Buhari's alignment up of the 2027 elections.

2027: Buhari's enactment hinges connected bluish sentiment

Dare Glintstone Akinniyi speaks connected statesmanlike campaigner Buhari whitethorn endorse successful 2027. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar, Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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In a important twist, erstwhile President Buhari's celebrated 12-million-vote basal remains a governmental goldmine some the APC and the PDP are anxious to pat into during the 2027 poll.

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Also, rival governmental camps' recent visits to Buhari’s residence successful Kaduna authorities person further reignited speculations implicit his adjacent governmental determination arsenic analysts noted that Buhari’s perceived neutrality, makes him a beardown unit whose enactment could tilt the equilibrium successful 2027.

In an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, the PDP chieftain, argued that Atiku remained the astir grounded Northern campaigner susceptible of challenging Tinubu successful 2027.

He stated thus:

"H.E. Atiku Abubakar is simply a salient National fig and a erstwhile vice president of Nigeria, arsenic specified helium tin sojourn immoderate notable chap successful the Country. His sojourn to erstwhile president Buhari alongside different governmental leaders gave it a governmental outlook but the sojourn was tagged 'Sallah Visit'. "No substance however you look astatine it oregon however it's been projected, that sojourn is successful enactment with the 2027 Political alignment and 1 should expect specified — present that Atiku Abubakar is trying to person a conjugation that volition dislodge the APC astatine the centre, and perchance successful immoderate states."It's nary longer a concealed that erstwhile VP Atiku Abubakar is eyeing the No 1 spot successful 2027 but helium needs to transverse galore hurdles earlier helium volition beryllium connected the ballot. The ambiance successful the PDP is chaotic - due to the fact that galore funny Aspirants are moving to marque mode for themselves too. So, the options disposable are constricted successful presumption of which nationalist enactment that volition present the needed conveyance to Aso Villa."

North feels betrayed by Tinubu, whitethorn crook to Atiku

Analyst stock crushed bluish leaders including Buhari whitethorn enactment Atiku successful 2027. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar
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Recall that immoderate erstwhile members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) person reaffirmed their loyalty to the APC and President Bola Tinubu, amid defection rumours.

The defunct CPC, Buhari’s archetypal enactment earlier its merger into APC, inactive commands a beardown power successful the North and remained loyal to the erstwhile president.

However, tensions proceed to equine arsenic northerners explicit dissatisfaction with President Tinubu’s cardinal appointments, which galore spot arsenic favouring the South-West.

But speaking connected the development, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, successful an interrogation with Legit.ng on Sunday, April 20, emphasized that Buhari’s loyalty to the defunct CPC and dissatisfaction successful the northbound implicit Tinubu’s medication whitethorn power enactment toward a bluish campaigner similar Atiku.

Akinniyi told Legit.ng that:

"As it stands, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is simply a beardown unit successful the North and helium volition beryllium needed by some the absorption and ruling parties up of 2027. While the erstwhile president has been quoted to person ruled retired him commanding his halfway followers connected wherever and who to follow, helium has besides said helium remains a subordinate of the All Progressive Congress [CPC]. "Tactically, Buhari volition yet bow to the unit from his CPC bloc and Northerns who are crying of governmental marginalization. The governmental turbulence successful Nigeria is skewing towards favouring a Northern Candidate with a National dispersed and uncertainty anyone presently bigger that Atiku Abubakar connected that lane. "Presently, nary 1 is much popular, immense successful nationalist issues and stronger than Atiku to look an Asiwaju who is the incumbent President. I uncertainty Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari volition openly endorse anyone but his ft soldiers volition enactment connected his assemblage connection arsenic to who to enactment and run for."As it stands, the North is presently dissatisfied with the Tinubu-led APC medication owed to definite cardinal appointments allocated to the South West. They felt that the Muslim Muslim summons was conscionable a specified stratagem to get votes successful 2023 and thing more. So, it's much of what the Northerners comprehend implicit what Muhammadu Buhari volition bash oregon who helium volition support."

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2027 election: How Atiku tin unseat Tinubu

Meanwhile, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi expressed his opinion aft Atiku Abubakar insisted that helium had not near the PDP amid increasing rumours successful the polity.

In an interrogation with Legit.ng, Akinniyi warned that the 2027 predetermination volition not beryllium won playing by the aged governmental rules but by gathering a almighty conjugation against the APC.

Akinniyi urged Atiku to state his 2027 statesmanlike ambition and unite with Peter Obi, El-Rufai and different aggrieved politicians to decision the ruling authorities led by Bola Tinubu.

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Source: Legit.ng