The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that a possible alliance between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, posed no threat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubuâs re-election in 2027.
The national secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, revealed this in an interview with The Punch on Monday, February 10.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Atiku, held a private meeting in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, on Monday.
Atiku explained that his visit to Obasanjo was merely a courtesy call on the part of his former boss.
The former vice president was accompanied by former governors of Cross River and Sokoto, Senator Liyel Imoke and Senator Aminu Tambuwal, and many others.
But reacting to the parley, Basiru described it as the gathering of “indolent and lazy” politicians who posed no threat to its government.
Speaking further, Basiru mocked Atiku amid the PDP crisis and questioned his recent link-up as well as relevance to the APC government.
Basiru queried:
While insisting that the ruling party had a government to run, the APC national secretary emphasised that they were busy strategising on how to win the November 8 governorship poll in Anambra state.
Basiru said:
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In another development, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Vice President Kashim Shettima has explained what PDP’s Atiku Abubakar should expect from his end during the 2027 election.
Shettima said that despite the respect he has for Atiku, he would target the PDP chieftain and aim more political jabs at him in the run-up to the presidential elections in 2027.
Shettima humorously made the remark on Thursday while recognising dignitaries at an event in Abuja.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
