Breaking: Strong coalition member Babachir Lawal reveals the truth about Atiku, Obi 'deal' amid quest to sack Tinubu

• A erstwhile caput to the authorities of the federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has shed airy connected the dynamics wrong the nascent absorption coalition
• In an interrogation with Nigerian Tribune, Lawal asserted that the conjugation is not solely focused connected Atiku Abubakar’s statesmanlike ambition
• The ex-government authoritative mentioned Peter Obi, saying helium does not spot wherefore the Labour Party statesmanlike campaigner successful the 2023 predetermination would articulation a conjugation to physique up a strategy that volition solely payment Atiku

FCT, Abuja - Babachir Lawal, erstwhile caput to the authorities of the federation (SGF), has denied that Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi reached an agreement connected a power-sharing woody for the 2027 statesmanlike race.

Legit.ng reports that the speculation emerged pursuing a study that Atiku had offered Obi the vice-presidential slot connected a associated summons for the 2027 elections, allegedly committing to service lone 1 term.

Babachir Lawal hints coalition's candidacy process volition beryllium competitive. Photo credits: Atiku Abubkar, Mr. Peter Obi
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2027 election: Coalition eyes nationalist convention

Atiku is simply a erstwhile vice-president and the statesmanlike campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the 2023 election.

The study claimed this connection was archetypal discussed during a backstage gathering betwixt the 2 men earlier successful 2025 successful the United Kingdom (UK).

But Lawal, a subordinate of the interaction and mobilisation and concern committees of the confederation said to beryllium led by Alhaji Atiku, disclosed that the conjugation volition soon clasp its nationalist convention.

Lawal spoke successful an interrogation with Nigerian Tribune published connected Sunday, May 25.

He said:

"We volition bash a nationalist normal to elite caller tested and trusted enactment who volition midwife the superior to elite ward executive, section and authorities enforcement and past of course, those enforcement volition besides midwife the congresses erstwhile the clip is ripe. So, I don’t spot wherefore radical support talking astir Atiku. Probably, of course, due to the fact that helium (Atiku) is precise progressive due to the fact that helium believes that a beardown absorption is indispensable to confronting a sitting government. He believes so, conscionable similar truthful galore others. So, we hold and see."When those processes are ripe, we hold and spot who volition look arsenic the statesmanlike campaigner of the conjugation due to the fact that everyone agrees that is the mode to go. That determination tin lone beryllium 1 statesmanlike campaigner nether a beardown platform."We person heard speculation astir Peter Obi and Atiku’s deal, it isn’t possible."

Furthermore, Lawal explained that Atiku and Obi cannot marque a woody owed to the information that the erstwhile vice-president is not yet the statesmanlike candidate.

He said:

"It is aft the normal and idiosyncratic wins and the enactment tin beryllium down and begins to say, who bash we marque a vice-president? What formidable brace volition marque america triumph the election? So, connected what ground are they pairing up? People are conscionable speculating astir it. That’s not successful this conjugation we are doing. We volition hold for the normal to propulsion up, possibly among the three, others mightiness articulation soon erstwhile the level is steady, radical are going to join."

2027 election: Obidients 'join ADC'

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Ralph Nwosu, nationalist president of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said immoderate staunch supporters of Obi person already collapsed their structures into the party.

According to the absorption leader, the database of "patriots" who person indicated involvement successful 'rescuing Nigeria' is not constricted to Atiku, Obi, and Nasir El-Rufai, a erstwhile politician of Kaduna state.

Nwosu disclosed that Obidients successful Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, and Kwara person already agreed to squad up with the ADC up of the 2027 election.

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Source: Legit.ng