2027 election should be decided by Nigerians, not courts – Atiku’s aide

Demola Olarenwaju, the Senior Political Assistant to African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday declared that the party has no hurdle in participating in the forthcoming 2027 election.

In an interview with News Central TV, Olarenwaju said the 2027 presidential election should be decided by Nigerians and not the courts.

“In a normal democratic setting, we don’t expect any hurdles to face, we believe that the path is cleared. When campaign starts, let’s go into the field and let Nigerians know what the candidates have and let them vote for whoever they want.

“The 2027 election should be decided by the ballot and not by the court. It should be decided on the fate of democracy and not by any judicial ruling or judgment and this is what we are proposing to Nigerians that let the rule of law prevail.

“If the ruling party believed that they have performed creditably well to win the next election, then they should allow others go to the field, let the contest play out and let Nigerians vote for whoever they want. If they defeat us that’s fine but if we defeat them, they need to own and say yes we have been defeated and voted out by Nigerians.

“So, we do not expect any further hurdles in anyway. However, I would like to say to Nigerians that ADC will be on the ballot and those who left the party before now in fear of judicial judgments that now is the right time to come back and let’s have a single opposition to face the ruling party because the ruling party.”