Atiku Expresses Uncertainty About Contesting For Nigerian President In 2027
According to him, he remains uncertain about his willingness to do so.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has spoken about the possibility of him contesting in the 2027 general elections.
According to him, he remains uncertain about his willingness to do so.
Atiku has contested for the presidency multiple times, but has failed to win on each occasion.
While his camp has previously insisted that he would continue vying for the presidency, his recent interview suggests some uncertainty.
The possibility of not contesting comes as the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently announced the formation of a coalition of opposition leaders aimed at taking power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
He also expressed his disappointment with the country’s political leadership.
Atiku made these remarks during an interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie.
Atiku noted that he does not know if he would be contesting for President in 2027.
He said: “I don’t know because there has to be, first of all, a viable platform, more than any other time in the political history of this country, particularly since the return of democracy.”
Atiku has run for the presidency a record six times.
“I have not seen Nigeria in dire need of, you know, an experienced and credible leadership than this time.”
“We had a similar, you know, what would I say, merger in 2014. About four of us or is it three? We all ran for president and one of us emerged, and we all supported the one who emerged, and he won,” he said.
Atiku also described the situation with Nigeria’s democracy as unfortunate, echoing former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assertion that Nigeria’s democracy is deteriorating, calling the situation “very dire.”
“No doubt about that,” he said.
“The next generation after me, many of them have been governors, have been senators. Instead of seeing an improvement in the level of governance at the state level, I don’t see it. So I feel a little bit distressed.”
He also questioned the credibility of the current legislative leadership, particularly regarding the National Assembly’s ratification of the state of emergency in Rivers State, and alleged that the National Assembly in the current dispensation is corrupt.
“I am not surprised,” he said, alleging that they are corrupt.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that Atiku, El-Rufai, and other opposition party members announced a coalition they say will wrest power away from President Bola Tinubu’s APC in 2027.
The development has been met with mixed reactions regarding the potency of their efforts and movement.
