God, Destiny Will Determine Atiku’s Fate In 2027 ---- Dele Momodu
Dele Momodu, a former presidential aspirant and close ally of Atiku Abubakar, has stated that only God and destiny will determine Atiku’s political future. This comes as the former vice president expresses interest in contesting the 2027 general elections.
Former presidential aspirant and confidant of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Dele Momodu, has said that only God and destiny will determine Atiku's future political career.
Momodu spoke ahead of the 2027 general elections, over which the former vice president and the 2023 candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had indicated interest in contesting.
His comments came a day after the former governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, urged Atiku to discard his 2027 presidential ambition due to his advanced age.
Atiku, 77, has run for president, without success for six times, in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.
He contested in the Social Democratic Party presidential primaries in 1993 but lost to Moshood Abiola and Baba Gana Kingibe, even as there are concerns that Atiku is seeking to contest again in 2027 under the PDP following his fragile health and physical fitness.
However, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Momodu noted that age cannot be a decisive factor in determining what political offices people should occupy.
His words, "What has been the impact of these younger people who said they have been in politics? Go and check their states, what have they done (in comparison) with the amount of money made available to them?
“Age cannot be an automatic qualification or disqualification in politics. Who would have expected a Joe Biden to come after Obama? It is up to God and destiny. I am a child of destiny and that is why I have contentment.
“If Alhaji Atiku decides to run, good luck to him. If he doesn’t want to run, no problem. Ut for anybody to muzzle him, why are they afraid of him?”
Momodu parried questions on if Atiku would pose threat to President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027.
He simply said, “I am sure they believe so. I know those who believe he is the only one right now. He will be a threat if he is able to galvanise a major political party.”
According to Momodu, the publisher of the Ovation Magazine, former President Muhammadu Buhari was fielded in 2015 as the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate because people felt he was the only one who could unite the north.
“Age cannot be an automatic qualification or disqualification in politics. Who would have expected a Joe Biden to come after Obama? It is up to God and destiny. I am a child of destiny and that is why I have contentment.
“If Alhaji Atiku decides to run, good luck to him. If he doesn’t want to run, no problem. Ut for anybody to muzzle him, why are they afraid of him?”
Momodu parried questions on if Atiku would pose threat to President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027.
He simply said, “I am sure they believe so. I know those who believe he is the only one right now. He will be a threat if he is able to galvanise a major political party.”
According to Momodu, the publisher of the Ovation Magazine, former President Muhammadu Buhari was fielded in 2015 as the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate because people felt he was the only one who could unite the north.
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