Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed that this is not the right time to decide whether he would run for the 2027 presidential elections or not.
Atiku revealed this when he spoke to the BBC on Friday.
According to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, his meeting with his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, was a possible build-up to the 2027 general elections.
He said the PDP members would decide his fate come the 2027 general elections.
Atiku along with Peter Obi, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido met earlier last week during the which discussed governance in Nigeria.
They mulled the idea of an alliance between the opposition parties, but dispelled claims that they couldn’t produce a consensus candidate.
The PDP members, Atiku said, unanimously agree on zoning PDP’s presidential candidate to South East, he will abide by it.
“I’ve made it clear since last elections that if our party members had a consensus that southeast should produce the candidate, we would all agree. And if our parties also had a similar agreement, then so be it.
“We fiercely fought even the military governments; let alone the civilian administrations. So, if you’re thinking otherwise, you might be dreaming. We would never retrace from fighting injustice, and bad governance. I am not yet tired of the political activism,’’the former Vice President said
Atiku added that his not retiring from active politics does not in any way block the chances of fresh blood to have their shots.
He said, “We are in a democratic system and don’t forget that we are those who fought for its entrenchment. So, we are going to continue entrenching good governance and a sound democratic system. We would never fold our arms watching things deteriorating.”
