The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, says he is not sure about contesting for the 2027 prudential election, stressing the need for a strong coalition of opposition. Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times, made the remark in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie. The former VP’s remark came just a few days after he announced the creation of an opposition alliance aimed at challenging President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
When asked if he would run for the presidency in the next election, Atiku 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, however, did not rule out the possibility of contesting in the 2027 election, stating the need for Nigeria to have a competent leader.
“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.
