Atiku gives condition to drop 2027 presidential ambition

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has revealed the only reason he will drop his presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 general election.

Atiku expressed willingness to abandon his presidential ambition for a younger, vibrant and acceptable candidate under the ADC.

Atiku disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday.

He said: “If the ADC can present a young, vibrant and acceptable candidate for the 2027 election, I am willing to step down for such an individual.

“Besides, that is one of the reasons we set up ADC, which i am a member. We couldn’t achieve that with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) because the APC government in power has decided to use some leaders of the party to frustrate the efforts of having a strong opposition that could challenge the government.

“As the day went by, the crises in PDP were growing, and the hope to resolve it was speedily vanishing because some senior members of the party were allegedly being used by the government to further destabilize the party, and we could see that in their actions and utterances.

“I could have taken some firm decisions to fix the party if I was the Chairman or Secretary of the party, or someone that listens to me was the Chairman or secretary. Sadly, the people occupying that positions have different interests that are mostly personal to them.

“Regarding the ADC, our goal is to establish the structures of the party at the state levels. We have already established the national leadership of the party, and they are working on ensuring the state and local government structures are strengthened and ready for 2027 elections.”