2027: Atiku, Obi, Amaechi Seek Northern Power Bloc Support
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and other coalition leaders have met to gain the support of certain northern leaders in their effort to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
The meeting, convened by the National Political Consultative Group (North), was held behind closed doors on Sunday at the Abuja Continental Hotel.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Atiku, Obi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and others in Abuja, on March 20, announced the formation of a coalition aimed at challenging President Boka Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Attendees at the Abuja meeting included former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara; and former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN.
Also present were the National Secretary of the Coalition for United Political Parties, Peter Ahmeh; Kashim Ibrahim-Imam; and the 2023 Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, among others.
The meeting, according to report, began shortly after 3 p.m. and concluded around 7pm, with all the conveners and participants refusing to make any comments.
Delegates from various states, particularly the 19 northern states, spoke on the current state of the nation.
A reliable source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to lack of authorisation to comment publicly, said the northern political leaders gathered to discuss what they described as the worsening issues of poverty, insecurity, and hunger across the country, particularly in northern Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The source said, “Obi and Amaechi, in their brief remarks, stated that President Tinubu’s administration is driving the North deeper into poverty, which is worsening the region’s insecurity.
“Ahead of 2027, they urged northern leaders to wake up and unite to rescue the region from Tinubu’s harsh economic policies. They called for northern unity and support for an alternative government.
“In their remarks as well, Atiku and Malami also blamed the Tinubu administration for many of the challenges facing the North. They encouraged stakeholders to support the ongoing efforts to unseat Tinubu in 2027.
“During the technical session of the meeting, stakeholders from various states strongly agreed that the North must fully support the ongoing coalition of opposition parties.
“They agreed to set up four committees to look at all the issues. So, they will issue a communique tomorrow (today).”
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