Atiku Meets Influential Northern APC Senator Behind Closed Doors
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met privately with Zamfara West Senator Abdulaziz Yari in Abuja
- The meeting was held behind closed doors with no official explanation offered afterwards
- The development fuelled speculation amid ongoing political realignments ahead of 2027
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has held a closed-door meeting with a former governor of Zamfara State and the senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, in Abuja.
The meeting reportedly took place at Atiku’s residence in the Federal Capital Territory and was conducted privately, with neither Atiku nor Yari addressing journalists afterwards.
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No official statement issued
According to Daily Trust, no official statement was issued on the purpose of the meeting as of the time of filing this report.
One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly, said political actors were already positioning ahead of the next election cycle.
“This is a political era, and there are alignments and realignments going on across the country,” the source said. “While no one has categorically said this meeting was political, you cannot rule out anything at this point.”
The development has, however, triggered political speculation, coming amid renewed discussions around alignments and realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, recently aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as part of a broader opposition coalition.
He has consistently indicated his intention to remain active in national politics and to contest the next presidential election.
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Yari is an APC senator
Yari is a serving senator on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Zamfara governor contested the presidency of the Senate at the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly but lost to the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Although the agenda of the meeting could not be independently verified, sources within the ADC said political engagements had intensified in recent weeks, making such high-level interactions unsurprising.
Atiku meets Buhari’s ex-appointee
Recall that 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.
Atiku meets APC bigwig in Abuja
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, paid a visit to Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (widely known as Binani), the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 Adamawa state election.
The former vice-president's visit on Monday, February 3 2025, comes amid renewed efforts by key opposition figures to form a coalition aimed at unseating the ruling APC.
Atiku visits Jigawa governor
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku paid a condolence visit to the Governor of Jigawa state, Umar Namadi.
Atiku's visit on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, to the top APC governor was to condole him over the recent double deaths of his mother, Hajiya Maryam Namadi and son, Abdulwahab Umar Namadi.
Atiku prayed that Allah expand the deceased's grave and shine His light on their faces.
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