Atiku Abubakar Replies Bode George: Nigeria’s Current Plight Takes Precedence Over 2027 Presidential Speculation

Atiku Abubakar Prioritizes Addressing Hunger and Deprivation Over 2027 Presidential Ambitions.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has emphasized that his current priority is addressing the severe hunger and deprivation plaguing Nigerians, rather than focusing on speculation surrounding the 2027 presidential race.

This statement comes in response to remarks made by Chief Bode George, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, who suggested that Atiku should abandon any ambitions for 2027. George urged Atiku to take inspiration from U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside for a younger candidate in the upcoming 2024 elections.

In a statement released on Wednesday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku clarified that his attention is on the immediate challenges facing Nigeria, not on distant political ambitions.

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We cannot afford to put the cart before the horse,” Atiku stated. “At this point, Atiku Abubakar’s preoccupation is not 2027. His concern is about 2024, 2025, and 2026, and beyond.

Atiku highlighted the dire circumstances many Nigerians are facing due to what he described as the “failed” policies of the current administration.

The average citizen, and indeed all Nigerians, need to survive the tsunami that has become the administration of President Bola Tinubu,” he said. “It is insensitive to be talking about 2027 now when the 2023 mandate has not yielded any tangible benefits for Nigerians, who are now far worse off in every facet of life.

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Addressing Chief Bode George, Atiku advised him to focus on counselling President Tinubu to reconsider his policies, which Atiku claims have exacerbated poverty and division in the country.

Bode George himself should also turn his attention to counselling Tinubu to reassess some of his ill-advised policies that have deepened poverty and divisions in our country, instead of prioritizing the politics of 2027,” Atiku added.