Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President, has expressed uncertainty about running for president in 2027, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
Atiku, a six-time presidential candidate, made the comment during an interview on “Untold Stories” with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, which has yet to air.
His statement was made just days after he revealed plans to form a coalition of opposition leaders to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress and President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the upcoming election cycle.
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.”
The former VP didn’t dismiss the possibility of running in the 2027 election, emphasizing 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.
Rumors suggest Atiku may back Peter Obi, the former Labour Party Presidential candidate, and Mallam Nasir El-rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, in the 2027 election.
