The Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarewaju, on Tuesday said the momentum of the opposition would die if the former vice president stepped down from the presidential race ahead of 2027.
Olarewaju insisted that Atiku is the only candidate showing the capacity to match President Bola Tinubu locally and internationally.
Posting on X, he wrote: “Atiku steps down now and opposition momentum dies totally – an election with the incumbent as contestant is a different ballgame from a transition election.
“2027 is beyond Atiku. Atiku himself is the bridge for us to build and hold an opposition core, post-2027.
“Atiku is the only candidate showing capacity to match Bola Tinubu locally and internationally in 2027.
“Every election is unique and different and everyone should get ready.
“2023 went the way it did because Buhari wasn’t too invested in Tinubu’s victory, that’s why APC lost Lagos and communal rigging was allowed in many states.”
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