2027 Election: "What I Will Do For Yoruba People If Elected President," Atiku Explains
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has opened up on what he will do for the Yoruba people of the western part of the country if elected president in 2027
- Atiku urged the Yoruba people to vote and support his presidential ambition in 2027 against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- He addressed the fear of Nigerians that if elected, his presidency “might lead to Hausa/Fulani domination over Yoruba or other ethnic groups”
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FCT, Abuja - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stated that the South-West would be central to his policymaking if he is elected president in 2027.
Atiku dismissed the fear that his presidency “might lead to Hausa/Fulani domination over Yoruba or other ethnic groups.”
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He vowed that the interest of the Yoruba will “occupy a topmost place” in his administration’s policies.
“The entire Yoruba stock is my larger extended family and in-laws.”
As reported by The Punch, Atiku made this known in a statement issued by his media consultant, Kola Johnson, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in Abuja.
“It is also for this reason that the interest of the Yorubas will always occupy a topmost place in my policymaking and governance if, by the special Grace of Allah, I am lucky to be president in 2027."
He cited his first marriage to Titi, an Ijesha-born Yoruba woman from Osun state, in the 1970s, as proof of his deep-rooted connection to the South-West.
“I count myself extremely lucky indeed to have had a wife from amongst this noble species of the human race, which by this token implies that the bond uniting me together with the Yoruba is aptly like the genetic bond of a family.
“This is why the Yoruba, whether individually or collectively, have always occupied a special place in my heart.”
Atiku explains why he hosted Buhari’s CPC leaders
Recall that Atiku shared details of his meeting with some state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).
Atiku hosted some former CPC leaders at his residence in Abuja ahead of the 2027 general election.
Legit.ng recalls that late President Muhammadu Buhari was the CPC presidential candidate in the 2011 election.
Atiku speaks on next INEC chairman
Previously, Legit.ng reported that Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, outlined how the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be chosen.
Specifically, he advised that the appointment of the INEC chairman should be decided through a voting system, and not solely by presidential appointment.
Former Nigerian VP Atiku Abubakar warns judges against meddling in elections, advises on selecting the next INEC chair.
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