A coalition of opposition teams have suggested former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 Labour Occasion Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, to work collectively or be ready handy President Bola Tinubu a second time period on a platter of gold.
Coalition of civil society teams together with the Save Democracy Mega Alliance, SDMA, and the Civil Societies Alliance, amongst others, gave this recommendation at a gathering in Abuja, yesterday.
The South South Coordinator of SDMA, Tony Akeni, who is among the signatories of the communique issued after the assembly, defined that the gathering reached the conclusion that Atiku and Obi should unite to make an influence in 2027.
“If the suitable selections are taken by stakeholders of our opposition political events and electorates, we will obtain the pressing goal of emancipating our nation by way of the poll in 2027.
“If, nonetheless, leaders of the progressive opposition missed the presidential victory in 2027 by way of incorrect selections, the results shall be dire for our nation in numerous methods.
“Fortuitously, at this time Nigeria is blessed with two excellent political opposition figures, every one eminently certified to preside over our nation as President and recuperate our nation to the trail of greatness from 2027 ahead.
“These are His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, now of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and His Excellency Peter Obi, at present of the Labour Occasion.
“Sadly, nonetheless, incontestable intelligence and outcomes of many months’ research commissioned has unveiled two barricading truths in opposition to the hope of both Atiku or Peter Obi profitable the Nigeria Presidency in 2027, if the incorrect selections are taken by one or each leaders,” he mentioned.
He additional acknowledged that findings have proven that the present administration was setting up measures that can cease both Atiku or Peter Obi from profitable the 2027 presidential election.
In line with him, these measures are solely prone to succeed if “they (Atiku and Obi), make the deadly, traditionally regrettable and irredeemable mistake of contesting the 2027 presidential election on the platforms of two separate or competing political events.”
