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Ahead the 2027 presidential election, a coalition of opposition political parties and civil society organizations (CSOs) has appealed to the conscience of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to give Mr. Peter Obi a chance to stand as the candidate for the opposition parties.
The coalition under the aiges AGOBI ’27, rising from a three-day crucial stakeholders meeting in Abuja stated that the duo contesting at different party platforms would amount to splitting votes from the opposition coalition parties and possibly would ensure a smooth sail of the APC to victory.
A statement jointly signed by the interim National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Prince Tony Akeni, CUPP National Secretary, High Chief Peter Ameh, among others, was optimistic that “if the right decisions are taken by stakeholders of our opposition political parties and electorate, we shall achieve the urgent objective of emancipating our country through the ballot in 2027.”
“If the right decisions are taken by stakeholders of our opposition political parties and electorates, we shall achieve the urgent objective of emancipating our country through the ballot in 2027.
“If, however, leaders of the progressive opposition missed a presidential victory in 2027 through wrong decisions, the consequences shall be dire for our nation in countless ways.
“Fortunately, today Nigeria is blessed with two outstanding political opposition figures, each one eminently qualified to preside over our country as President and lead our nation to the path of greatness from 2027 forward. These are Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, now of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Peter Obi, currently of the Labour Party.
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The coalition comprising Save Democracy Mega Alliance (SDMA), Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), among others, warned that the failure of Atiku and Obi to unite will pave the way for President Bola Tinubu to return to office in 2027.
The group appealed to the former vice president to “magnanimously step into the shoes of a statesman, accept the mantle of modern-day father of the Nigerian nation, lead nationalist and liberator of our century.
“This you would do for our country by giving your blessing, putting your weight, structures, goodwill, and institutions behind the man Peter Obi to run as the presidential candidate of the opposition on your behalf and that of all Nigerians against the APC behemoth in 2027.”
According to the group, while Tinubu could easily defeat both Atiku and Obi if they contest on separate platforms, by using federal machineries and institutions to rig against them, “a hundred Tinubus with a hundred-fold of all the structures and institutions at his command cannot return to office in 2027 if Atiku gives PO a vice presidential choice and stands behind Obi for the 2027 presidential race.”
The coalition advised the former vice president to aspire to be remembered as the man who sacrificed his ambition to liberate Nigeria, rather than “the man who sacrificed Nigeria for his ambition yet never got it.”
