Atiku Replies Akume, Prays God To Forbid Tinubu's Re-election In 2027
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has prayed against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, criticizing calls by SGF George Akume for Northerners to wait until 2031 for another presidential bid, citing regional leadership disparity.
Former Vice President and the 2023
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has prayed God to forbid the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
He also, criticised the calls by serving officials of the Tinubu administration urging Northerners to wait until 2031 before contesting for the presidency.
Atiku spoke against the backdrop of calls by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume on him and others to shelve their presidential ambition till 2031, noting that there was a six-year disparity in the leadership between the North and South.
Atiku spoke against the backdrop of calls by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume on him and others to shelve their presidential ambition till 2031, noting that there was a six-year disparity in the leadership between the North and South.
Akume had in an interview on TVC Television, urged northern political leaders to allow President Tinubu’s second term, noting, “President Tinubu, as a Southerner, should be allowed to have a second term, meaning that those eyeing the presidency from the North in 2027 should look beyond that year by waiting till 2031.”
However, in a statement signed by Atiku's Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, the former vice president said that, “By the year 2027, the South will have enjoyed 17 years of leadership—eight years under Obasanjo, five years under Jonathan, and four years under Tinubu—while the North will have experienced only 11 years, with Yar’Adua serving three and Buhari eight.”
He further stated, “Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside? This results in a disparity of six years between the North and South, casting a shadow over the balance of power.
“In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot.
“But has the Tinubu government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected? The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves — God forbid.”
“In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot.
“But has the Tinubu government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected? The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves — God forbid.”
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