2027: Biggest political game changer will be Obidients backing Atiku, aide says in jibe at Peter Obi

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: November 1, 2026Country: Nigeria
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2027: Biggest political game changer will be Obidients backing Atiku, aide says in jibe at Peter Obi

Demola Olarewaju, senior political aide to Atiku Abubakar, says Obidients backing the former vice president could be the biggest political game changer in the 2027 election. He predicts that many will come to see Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, as the only challenger to Bola Tinubu with momentum. Olarewaju recalled that Atiku, Peter Obi and Tinubu were all considered better options than Muhammadu Buhari in the last election, but said Tinubu proved that expectation wrong. He described removing Tinubu from office as a righteous mission for Nigeria.

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