As the 2027 general elections approach, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) claims that Mr Peter Obi and Mr Atiku Abubakar are eager to become Nigeria’s President. Obi was the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, while Atiku represented the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Notably, Obi served as Atiku’s running mate in the 2019 general election.
Recent reports suggest that these two opposition figures are considering forming an alliance to challenge the ruling APC in 2027. Responding to this development, APC spokesman Felix Morka stated that Obi’s potential return to the PDP would not be surprising. He characterized Obi as a “political wayfarer” and compared him to Atiku, whom he described as a “veteran political wanderer.”
“Atiku and Obi are united by their mutual desperation to be President of Nigeria and their ignoble disdain for President Bola Tinubu’s focused and extraordinary commitment to transforming our nation,” Morka’s statement read.
He added, “A recent visit by the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to his PDP counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has fueled speculations of a possible alliance or merger between their political parties ahead of 2027. What remains unclear is whether Obi will rejoin Atiku’s PDP, if Atiku will switch to Obi’s Labour Party, or if both will leave their current parties and join Professor Pat Utomi’s proposed mega party.”
Full Statement:
ATIKU, OBI, UNITED BY MUTUAL DESPERATION
A recent visit by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, to his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has fueled speculations of a possible alliance between both men or merger of their political parties in the lead up to 2027.
What is unclear, however, is whether Obi would make a comeback to Atiku’s PDP or whether Atiku would dump his PDP and seek rehabilitation in Obi’s Labour Party or whether both men would abandon PDP and Labour, altogether, and sojourn into the political wilderness of Professor Pat Utomi’s mega party.
News of Peter Obi’s return to the PDP would be hardly surprising. His reputation as a political wayfarer is only dwarfed by Atiku’s track record as a veteran political wanderer. News of Atiku joining the Labour party will shock no one as he will be living up to his well established reputation as the country’s most itinerant politician. For now, Utomi’s mega party remains a figment with no offering of tangible accommodation for both men.
Atiku and Obi are united by their mutual desperation to be President of Nigeria and ignoble disdain for President Bola Tinubu’s focused and extraordinary commitment to the transformation of our nation. Their restless drift in search of convenient party platforms to execute their presidential run only belie the self-indulgent and opportunistic essence of their aspirations. Men without the staying power to build or fix their own parties, who flee at the slightest flicker of internal crisis cannot possibly be trusted by Nigerians to tackle serious and complex national political and economic challenges that confront our nation.
President Bola Tinubu embodies character, vision, tenacity and doggedness required to deliver a resurgent Nigeria of stable growth and development. The administration’s bold economic policy reforms and massive infrastructural uptake have already shattered historic barriers to growth, and paved the way for steady progress and development.
We urge Nigerians to stand fast in their invaluable support of our great Party and President Bola Tinubu’s determined commitment to deliver a stronger, secure and more prosperous country for us all.
Signed:
Felix Morka, Esq.
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
