Atiku, Obi Hungry For Power
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday dismissed the potential merger talks between Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate.
The APC described Atiku and Obi as desperate politicians unfit to be trusted with power.
The ruling party expressed confidence that the meeting between the two opposition candidates would yield no significant outcome, attributing it to a shared desperation to prevent President Bola Tinubu from securing re-election in 2027.
Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, conveyed this sentiment in a statement issued in Abuja, titled “Atiku, Obi united by mutual desperation.”
On May 13, Obi visited Atiku at his Abuja residence, with the meeting occurring behind closed doors. Photos of the visit circulated on social media, and Atiku later posted on his X handle, “It was my honour and privilege to host #PeterObi today.”
On the same day, Obi also met with two PDP chieftains: former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido.
In 2019, both Atiku and Obi ran on the PDP joint ticket but were defeated by the former President, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress.
In the run-up to the 2023 election, Obi left the PDP for the Labour Party and emerged as the standard-bearer, while Atiku contested the election on the ticket of the PDP. The two were defeated by President Tinubu of the APC.
Atiku, Obi Hungry For Power
After the Supreme Court affirmed Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 election, Atiku called for unity among major opposition parties, stating his readiness to lead a coalition against Tinubu in 2027.
Reacting on Tuesday to the planned coalition, Morka acknowledged that the meeting of the political allies had further heightened the speculations of a possible alliance between both men and their political parties ahead of 2027.
The APC spokesman, however, maintained that it was unclear whether Obi would be willing to make a comeback to Atiku’s PDP or whether the latter would agree to dump his party to seek “rehabilitation” in Obi’s Labour Party.
He said, “The news of Peter Obi’s return to the PDP would be hardly surprising. His reputation as a political wayfarer is only dwarfed by Atiku’s track record as a veteran political wanderer.
“News of Atiku joining the Labour Party will shock no one as he will be living up to his well-established reputation as the country’s most itinerant politician.
“For now, Utomi’s mega party remains a figment with no offering of tangible accommodation for both men.
“Atiku and Obi are united by their mutual desperation to be President of Nigeria and the ignoble disdain for President Bola Tinubu’s focused and extraordinary commitment to the transformation of our nation.
“Their restless drift in search of convenient party platforms to execute their presidential run only belies the self-indulgent and opportunistic essence of their aspirations.”
He said by their character, Nigerians could not trust both Atiku and Obi with power, as they would not be able to handle national challenges.
“Men without the staying power to build or fix their own parties, who flee at the slightest flicker of internal crisis, cannot possibly be trusted by Nigerians to tackle serious and complex national, political and economic challenges that confront our nation.
“We urge Nigerians to stand fast in their invaluable support of our great party and President Bola Tinubu’s determined commitment to deliver a stronger, secure and more prosperous country for us all,” the party spokesman said.
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