2027: Atiku Hints At Coalition Against APC

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he and other opposition politicians will form a coalition to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.

Alhaji Abubakar spoke in Abuja yesterday at a press conference organised by concerned leaders and political stakeholders in Nigeria over the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.

The press conference was attended by Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salihu Lukman, a former member of national working committee (NWC) of APC, Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), among others.

When asked if the opposition politicians were working towards a coalition against the ruling party, Alhaji Abubakar answered in the affirmative.

He condemned the action of proclamation of state of emergency Rivers State by President Tinubu, noting that the president “yielded to petty favouritism” to declare state of emergency in the state.

“President yielded to petty favouritism and betrayed the oath that he solemnly swore to before God and man, which was to ‘do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

“If president Tinubu had conveniently disguised his true intentions in the past, his broadcast to the nation on 18th March 2025 betrayed his bias and fell far below the standard of comportment expected from his exalted office”, he said.

He urged Nigerians to resist the emergency rule in Rivers State, describing it as a brazen affront on elected government in the state.