Monday, October 6, 2025 - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi could form the strongest opposition ticket against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections, according to Demola Olarewaju, Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to Atiku Abubakar.
He revealed this while speaking on the “Mic On Podcast.”
He suggested that a partnership between Atiku and Obi could
create a “co-presidency” scenario, allowing Nigerians to benefit from both
leaders’ ideas.
“I think the best bet would be to have the two of them on
that ticket and give Nigerians this sort of sense of co-presidency,” he
explained.
Olarewaju described Atiku as a resilient politician who
consistently supports fellow candidates after losing primaries.
“He lost the primaries to Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 and
worked for him, delivering Adamawa State in that election. That’s who Atiku
Abubakar is,” Olarewaju said.
He also emphasized the importance of youth participation in
politics, noting that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) plans to reserve 35
to 50 percent of its positions for young people and women.
“Nigerians deserve a party that recognizes the strength of
young people, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, even, and harnesses their potential,” he said.
On the possibility of a younger candidate taking the lead,
Olarewaju added that Atiku has expressed willingness to step down for a younger
candidate if defeated in the primaries, but he remains the strongest opposition
candidate.
“The strongest ticket that the opposition can present is the
marriage of Atiku and Obi,” he said, stressing that their similar political
ideologies make such a partnership feasible and strategically strong.
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