Dele Momodu Warns Against Emotional Call for Atiku’s Withdrawal – Peter Obi Speaks Out

According to Dele Momodu, a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the demand that former vice president Atiku Abubakar quit from the 2027 race because to unfiltered feelings and sentiments is equivalent to a great tragedy.
According to reports, the announcement comes after certain supporters of Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, demanded that the ADC offer him its presidential ticket.

Remember that Peter Obi just left the Labour Party to join the ADC after receiving over six million votes to place third in the 2023 presidential election behind Atiku?

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, was among the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders who made fun of Peter Obi’s defection and speculated that he might become Atiku’s running mate.

However, well-known individuals like human rights advocate Aisha Yesufu and political economist Pat Utomi have threatened to withdraw their support if Peter Obi accepted a vice presidential position on an Atiku-led ticket.

In response, Momodu denied that Atiku will drop out of the 2027 presidential contest in favor of Peter Obi in an interview with Punch on Thursday.

The seasoned journalist added that the former vice president has no reason to drop out of the race, pointing out that attempts to undermine Atiku’s ambition have become a recurrent storyline in the media.

“A number of individuals have requested that I counsel former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to voluntarily withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest,” he stated.

They say he’s too old when I ask why. Not that they are aware of any impending death for him. Not that President Bola Tinubu is healthier than him.

“Tinubu can and should run out of unjustified hatred and prejudice, but Atiku cannot and should not run.

“I’ve read that the worst of us shouldn’t take precedence over the greatest. With all due respect, what or who makes us the worst? Is it because Atiku is more intelligent and articulate than the majority of his peers and political opponents?

Is it the case that his renowned persona, accomplishments in business, academics, technology, philanthropy, and his efforts to strengthen democracy and the rule of law constitute his cardinal sins?

He is undoubtedly not a saint, but since he left office in 2007, he has surpassed the majority of his contemporaries by not being a parasite that feeds on the government.

“It is a great tragedy to ask our most seasoned and worldly candidate to sacrifice his qualifications on the altar of unadulterated emotion and primordial sentiments.”