Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed uncertainty over his 2027 presidential ambition.
Atiku, who has been contested for the presidency since 2007, made the revelation in an interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie.
The comments followed the announcement of the formation of a coalition of opposition leaders intending to dislodge President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC administration.
When asked about he intention to run for the presidency in the forthcoming poll, Atiku said, “I don’t know because there has to be, first of all, a viable platform, more than any other time in the political history of this country, particularly since the return of democracy.”
- The former VP, however, did not rule out the possibility of contesting in the 2027 election, stating the need for Nigeria to have a competent leader.
“I have not seen Nigeria in dire need of, you know, an experienced and credible leadership than this time.
“We had a similar, you know, what would I say, merger in 2014. About four of us, or is it three? We all ran for president, and one of us emerged, and we all supported the one who emerged, and he won,” he said.
Speculations have emerged that Atiku may throw his weight behind the former Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai for the 2027 election.
