Atiku Lacks Buhari’s Northern Support To Challenge Tinubu – APC Chieftain

An All Progressives Congress chieftain in Kano state, Dr Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, has mentioned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar lacks the political affect and northern help of the late President Muhammadu Buhari to threaten President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

Kwankwaso, in an announcement made accessible to journalists, mentioned the political dynamics in Northern Nigeria had modified, arguing that Atiku may not depend on ethnic and regional sentiments to safe the help of Hausa-Fulani voters.

He maintained that Buhari loved widespread acceptance throughout the North, which he mentioned Atiku had failed to copy regardless of his years in nationwide politics.

“Atiku is not Buhari. He does not possess the size, stature and acceptance of the late Nigerian President to pose a threat to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he mentioned.

The APC chieftain additionally questioned Atiku’s file throughout his eight-year tenure as vice-president, difficult him to exhibit the event achievements of his time in workplace as proof of what he would provide Nigerians if elected president.

He argued that northern voters had been more and more involved about management efficiency, growth and insurance policies able to bettering their dwelling circumstances relatively than ethnic or spiritual concerns.

“The North has gone beyond primordial sentiment, and his penchant for relying on the ethno-religious card will certainly fail him,” Kwankwaso mentioned.

He additional alleged that Atiku’s political associates had been conscious of his restricted affect amongst Hausa-Fulani voters, claiming that this had knowledgeable efforts to undermine or collapse the NDC.

Kwankwaso expressed confidence that Tinubu would stay a robust contender within the North forward of the 2027 presidential election, regardless of what he described as opposition efforts to construct a regional coalition in opposition to the President.