2027: I’ll Step Aside For Younger, Vibrant Candidate — Atiku
By Ruth Nwokwu
Former Vice President and chieftain of the opposition coalition, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his willingness to step aside for a younger candidate in the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku stated that his ambition was not driven by desperation but the desire to offer Nigerians a credible alternative to the current leadership.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) explained that he would support any younger, vibrant, and widely accepted candidate under the ADC.
“My being in the 2027 race does not prevent anyone from contesting. If a vibrant and widely accepted younger candidate emerges, I am willing to step aside,” Atiku said.
Atiku urged young Nigerians to become more active in politics, assuring that he would fully back them if chosen to fly the party’s flag in the presidential contest.
He dismissed claims that he was desperate to occupy the presidency, stressing that his only interest was “rescuing Nigeria from the people that have held it hostage.”
