Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria, has completed his screening at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in his bid to actualise his 2027 presidential ambition.
Royalty Uso, a special assistant on new media to the former vice president, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday, May 20, adding that “The message remains clear: the time for Nigerians to Arise and Shine is now”, while celebrating the move by his employee.
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Atiku will be contesting the ADC primary against the former minister of transportation and an ex-governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, who has insisted that he was the right candidate to be presented by the party to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Also, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen is another chieftain of the ADC who has bought the party’s N90 million expression of interest and nomination form to be the party’s presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections. However, there are indications that Hayatu-Deen would step down for Atiku, and the race would be between the former vice president and Amaechi.
However, Atiku has often been tipped to win the presidential ticket of the coalition-adopted party, ADC. Recalled that the former vice president started the coalition that later adopted the ADC as its political platform. Thus, he has the chance of securing the party’s ticket ahead of his opponents in the primary.
Some supporters have taken to the comment section of Uso’s statement and celebrated the moment. Below are some of their comments:
Source: Legit.ng