2027: Unite or prepare to hand Tinubu a second term – Coalition tells Atiku, Obi

A coalition of opposition groups have advised former VicePresident, Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate,Peter Obi, to work together or be prepared to hand President Bola Tinubu asecond term on a platter of gold. Coalition of civil society groups including the SaveDemocracy Mega Alliance, SDMA, and the Civil Societies Alliance, among others,gave this advice at a gathering in Abuja, yesterday. The South South Coordinator of SDMA, Tony Akeni, who is oneof the signatories of the communique issued after the meeting, explained thatthe gathering reached the conclusion that Atiku and Obi must unite to make animpact in 2027. “If the right decisions are taken by stakeholders of ouropposition political parties and electorates, we shall achieve the urgentobjective of emancipating our country through the ballot in 2027. “If, however, leaders of the progressive opposition missedthe presidential victory in 2027 through wrong decisions, the consequencesshall be dire for our nation in countless ways. “Fortunately, today Nigeria is blessed with two outstandingpolitical opposition figures, each one eminently qualified to preside over ourcountry as President and recover our nation to the path of greatness from 2027 forward. “These are His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, now of theAfrican Democratic Congress, ADC, and His Excellency Peter Obi, currently ofthe Labour Party. “Unfortunately, however, incontestable intelligence andoutcomes of many months’ study commissioned has unveiled two barricading truthsagainst the hope of either Atiku or Peter Obi winning the Nigeria Presidency in2027, if the wrong decisions are taken by one or both leaders,” he said. He further stated that findings have shown that the currentadministration was putting in place measures that will stop either Atiku orPeter Obi from winning the 2027 presidential election. According to him, these measures are only likely to succeedif “they (Atiku and Obi), make the fatal, historically regrettable andirredeemable mistake of contesting the 2027 presidential election on theplatforms of two separate or competing political parties.”

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