Atiku also denied insinuations that he is presently preoccupied with his 2027 presidencial ambition
By Kehinde Okeowo
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to advice from his party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Bode George, that he should jettison the idea of running for the presidency in 2027.
TheNiche had earlier reported that George, while advising the former vice president to bury any thought of vying for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027, urged him to take a cue from the United States President, Joe Biden.
However, while reacting to the PDP chieftain’s comment via a statement issued by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, Atiku said he’s currently not preoccupied with the 2027 presidency but the plight of Nigerians suffering hunger and deprivation due to President Bola Tinubu’s bad policies.
He further charged George to advise Tinubu to reassess his policies affecting Nigerians and not comment on his political future.
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The statement read, “We cannot afford to put the cart before the horse. At this point, Atiku Abubakar’s preoccupation is not 2027. His concern is about 2024.
“It is about 2025 and 2026 and beyond. His concern is about the plight of Nigerians who are literarily going through hell because of the failed trial-and-error policies of this administration.
“The average citizen, and indeed all Nigerians, need to survive the tsunami that has become the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“It is insensitive to be talking about 2027 now when the 2023 mandate has not yielded any tangible benefits for Nigerians, who are now far worse off in every facet of life.
“Bode George himself should also turn his attention to counselling Tinubu to reassess some of his ill-advised policies that have deepened poverty and divisions in our country instead of prioritising the politics of 2027.”
