By Jude Opara
The National Vice Chairman (North West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), Garba Datti Muhammad has advised the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai to perish their ambitions for 2027.
Datti, a lawmaker, who hails from Kaduna State and served as a member of the House of Representatives representing Sabon Gari Federal Constituency for 16 years, stated this in an open letter to Atiku.
He asked the 2023 PDP presidential candidate to perish the thought of another presidential contest and remain the statesman that he is, noting that he has been contesting for the presidency since 1993.
“As we approach the next general elections, you are at it again. However, this time around, having sensed that your party, the PDP may not cede the presidential ticket to you, you are now considering joining forces with some aggrieved politicians to form a coalition to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027.
“For you, Alhaji Atiku, our former Vice President, my freehearted advice is, in your best interest and the interest of Nigerians, it is better you drop the idea of contesting for president in 2027, by which time you would have already turned 80 years.
“Wazirin Adamawa, you should rather remain the elder statesman that you currently are. Methinks you shouldn’t waste your time and resources. At least, you should take your cue from another former Vice President, Arc. Muhammad Namadi Sambo, who has been operating in the background and remains an elder statesman since he left office in 2015,” he said.
Hon. Datti said Atiku should not listen to some politicians such as El-rufai who, according to him, are dangling the carrot of a coalition to him ahead of 2027.
Turning to El-rufai, the Kaduna lawmaker urged the former Kaduna State governor to reconcile with the APC as he is a founding member of the party who toiled to see its success.
According to him, it is on record that he was part of the founding members of the APC, adding that having worked for the party tirelessly and served as governor under its platform for eight years, it is rather worrisome that he decided to leave APC at this critical point.
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