Unite or Lose 2027 to Tinubu, Coalition Advises Atiku and Obi

The 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have been warned by a coalition of opposition parties to cooperate or be ready to give President Bola Tinubu a second term on a silver platter.

This advise was given yesterday at a meeting in Abuja by a coalition of civil society organizations, including the Civil Societies Alliance, SDMA, and the Save Democracy Mega Alliance, among others.

According to Tony Akeni, the South South Coordinator of SDMA and one of the signatories to the communiqué released following the meeting, the group concluded that Atiku and Obi needed to work together in order to have an influence in 2027.

“The essential goal of emancipating our nation through the vote in 2027 will be accomplished if the electorate and members of our opposition political parties make the correct choices.

However, if progressive opposition leaders make poor choices and fail to win the presidency in 2027, the repercussions would be severe for our country in many ways.

“Nigeria is fortunate to have two exceptional political opposition leaders today, both of whom are very competent to serve as president and lead our country back to greatness starting in 2027.

His Excellency Peter Obi, who is currently with the Labour Party, and His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is currently with the African Democratic Congress, or ADC, are these individuals.

He stated, “Unfortunately, however, unquestionable intelligence and the results of a months-long study that was commissioned have revealed two barricading truths against the hope that either Atiku or Peter Obi will win the Nigeria Presidency in 2027, if one or both leaders make the wrong decisions.”

He added that research has indicated that the current administration was implementing policies that would prevent Atiku or Peter Obi from obtaining the presidency in 2027.

He stated that the only way these measures will likely be successful is if “they (Atiku and Obi) make the fatal, historically regrettable, and irredeemable mistake of contesting the 2027 presidential election on the platforms of two separate or competing political parties.”