Friday, April 25, 2025 - Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has stated that the political future of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar "looks bleak."
Onanuga's comments come after Abubakar's efforts to form a coalition to
challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections reportedly
faltered.
On Wednesday, April 23, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and
several prominent political figures from the state defected from the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. It is also speculated that Ifeanyi Okowa,
the former Delta governor and PDP's vice-presidential candidate in the 2023
elections, is expected to join the ruling party as well. Okowa had been
handpicked by Abubakar as his running mate in the last presidential election.
The PDP is currently facing a wave of defections, with more party leaders
potentially joining the APC shortly. Onanuga, responding to a post on X by
Tunde Rahman, said that Okowa's defection and the stance of former members of
the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) had undermined the proposed
coalition.
“Atiku’s political future looks bleak. The coalition that he, El Rufai,
Babachir, and new member Baba-Ahmed are cobbling together has disintegrated,”
Onanuga stated. “Potential allies, including former running mate Ifeanyi Okowa
and defunct CPC members, are giving his leprous group a wide berth. Atiku is a
loser again.”
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