By Kingston Magare 26.9.2025
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been urged to step aside from the 2027 presidential election contest and allow Peter Obi to give it a try.
Labour Party national publicity secretary Prince Tony Akeni made the suggestion while speaking during a chat on ARISE TV on Friday. He said with Peter Obi the opposition has a better chance of dislodging President Bola Tinubu from the Presidential Villa in 2027.
“The same understanding that our country has been blessed by an extraordinary individual in the person of Peter Obi is what drives us today. We also have a similar understanding that our country has been blessed by an extraordinary person, the person of His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,” Prince Akeni said.
“Two giants strutting the political space of Nigeria, on the side of the progressive aisle. Looking at the two personalities, their backgrounds, where they’re coming from, and where they have told Nigerians they are heading, we say that it is time to come to the intersection of their individual aspirations, and to take a stand. And the steps we have taken is based on research and study.”
Meanwhile former President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday night met with Africa Democratic Congress in Abuja, the meeting held at the house of interim chairman of the party, David Mark had Atiku and other bigwigs in attendance. Details were not disclosed.
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