Veteran journalist Dele Momodu says the future of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will be determined by God and not by other political players in Nigeria. Atiku has contested for the presidency a record 6 times, running in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. He ran in the Social Democratic Party presidential primaries in 1993 but lost to Moshood Abiola and Baba Gana Kingibe....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
While there is a perception that he will contest the 2027 general elections, Atiku or his team have yet to dispel the rumors.
Concerns have emerged over the health and physical fitness of the former vice president as he turns 81 at the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first term.
But speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Momodu noted that age cannot be a decisive factor in determining what political offices people should occupy.
“What has been the impact of these younger people who said they have been in politics? Go and check their states, what have they done for the amount of money made available to them?
“Age cannot be an automatic qualification or disqualification in politics. Who would have expected a Joe Biden to come after Obama? It is up to God and destiny. I am a child of destiny and that is why I have contentment.
“If Alhaji Atiku decides to run, good luck to him. If he doesn’t want to run, no problem. Its for anybody to muzzle him, why are they afraid of him?” he questioned.
When asked if Atiku would pose a threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, the PDP chieftain did not categorically reply.
Rather he said, “I am sure they believe so. I know those who believe he is the only one right now. He will be a threat if he is able to galvanise a major political party.”
To Momodu, Muhammadu Buhari was fielded in 2015 as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate because people felt he was the only one who could unite the north. Momodu’s comments come a day after former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, asked Atiku to end his presidential ambition due to his advanced age..…For More READ THE FULL STORY ▶▶
