Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has said he and other opposition politicians will form a coalition to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
Atiku spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a news conference organised by concerned leaders and political stakeholders in Nigeria over the state of emergency declared in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu.
The press conference was attended by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, Emeka Ihedioha, former governor of Imo, Salihu Lukman, a former member of national working committee (NWC) of APC, Babachir Lawal, ex-secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), among others.
When questioned if the opposition politicians were working towards a coalition against the ruling party, Abubakar answered in affirmative, saying “Yes”.
He condemned the action of Tinubu in Rivers State, stating that the president yielded to petty favouritism to declare state of emergency in the state.
“President yielded to petty favouritism and betrayed the oath that he solemnly swore to before God and man, which was to ‘do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will,” he said.
“If president Tinubu had conveniently disguised his true intentions in the past, his broadcast to the nation on 18th March 2025 betrayed his bias and fell far below the standard of comportment expected from his exalted office.”
