Ex-APC chieftain Lukman counsels ADC to pick presidential candidate through primary for a united effort to sack Tinubu in 2027
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“I appeal to the Obidients and other groups to really understand that the ADC and the coalition are the home for them. And they should come, and let’s build ourselves together.
“If Peter Obi emerges as the presidential candidate of ADC, we will all support him and strengthen him to overcome the shortcomings of the past.
“So also, any other, if it is Atiku Abubakar that emerges, for instance, we will support him and strengthen him in such a way that he doesn’t repeat the mistakes of former President Buhari.
“So I think these are issues that, as citizens, as Nigerians, we must be very honest and frank in engaging them if we are going to move this country forward. This is the kind of debate we want to have in ADC.
“Everybody will slug it out in the presidential primary, apparently” – Lukman.
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Former All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Chairman Salihu Lukman, who stepped down in protest last year, has advised the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to choose its presidential candidate through a primary election, not by consensus, to ensure a united effort to get rid of Bola Tinubu from the Villa in 2027.
He said the ADC will avoid mistakes made in the past by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in taking different positions that divided the votes of the opposition, which led to Tinubu’s victory in 2023.
Lukman, who bared his mind on Channels Television, appealed to all supporters of the various presidential aspirants to join hands with the ADC coalition to rescue Nigeria from the hands of Tinubu.
Said he: “Once the opposition leaders are divided, if by 2027 we present more than one candidate, it’s as much as granting victory to APC and President Asiwaju.
“So as much as possible, we must keep the opposition together, and in keeping the opposition together, it’s not about asking anybody to step down.
“And I appeal to the Obidients and other groups to really understand that the ADC and the coalition are the home for them. And they should come, and let’s build ourselves together.
“If Peter Obi emerges as the presidential candidate of ADC, we will all support him and strengthen him to overcome the shortcomings of the past.
“So also, any other, if it is Atiku Abubakar that emerges, for instance, we will support him and strengthen him in such a way that he doesn’t repeat the mistakes of former President Buhari.
“So I think these are issues that, as citizens, as Nigerians, we must be very honest and frank in engaging them if we are going to move this country forward. This is the kind of debate we want to have in ADC.
“Everybody will slug it out in the presidential primary, apparently.”
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