2027 Election: Atiku Meets Buhari’s Ex-Appointee, Others amid Moves to Sack Tinubu, Photos Emerge
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar confirmed that he hosted a meeting with key figures of the opposition coalition at his Abuja residence
- Atiku shared that those in attendance included Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar (rtd.), Senator Halliru Jika, and Senator Sulaiman Nazif Gamawa
- Atiku has joined forces with several ADC coalition supporters despite not being officially a member of the party
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FCT, Abuja - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday, September 9, held a meeting with stakeholders of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition from Bauchi state at his Abuja residence.
Legit.ng reports that Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, is one of the politicians leading a coalition of some opposition figuers working to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Source: Twitter
Atiku meets ADC coalition members
The coalition has adopted the ADC as a political party, and the previous national officers of the party, including its national chairman, Ralph Nwosu, stepped down for a new set of leaders from the coalition.
A former senate president, David Mark, was named as the interim national chairman, while erstwhile Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, and a one-time sports and youth minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, were appointed as national secretary and spokesperson, respectively.
Amid moves to democratically sack President Tinubu, Atiku met with Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar and an ex-senator representing Bauchi Central, Halliru Jika. Air Marshal Abubakar is a former chief of air staff, appointed by now-late former President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2015, a role he served until 2021. Abubakar is married to Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the pioneer humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development minister who served under Buhari.
Sulaiman Mohammed Nazif, who represented Bauchi North constituency, was also at Tuesday's meeting.
Atiku wrote on social media with accompanying images:
"Today, I held a meeting with stakeholders of the coalition from Bauchi State, including Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, Senator Halliru Jika, and Senator Sulaiman Nazif Gamawa, at my residence in Abuja."
The photos can be viewed below, as shared by Atiku on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle:
Atiku optimistic ahead of 2027 election
In August, Atiku vowed that despite efforts by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to ridicule and play down the current momentum in the ADC, the coalition will shock the world in the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku also laid to rest insinuation that he might not contest the presidential poll two years from now, stressing that he will run for the nation’s top job in the next election cycle.
Source: Twitter
The 78-year-old maintained:
"ADC is leading a potent mass movement which will shock the world. We will upstage the status quo in a way which will leave doubters dumbstruck."
'Tinubu to defeat Atiku, others'
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Apostle Victor Oku, the senior pastor at the Divine Mercy Church International, Lagos, predicted that that there would be no new government after the 2027 elections.
Apostle Oku noted that President Tinubu would be re-elected in spite of the alleged gang up against him by some key politicians in the country.
Source: Legit.ng
