2027: You don’t own Nigeria—Atiku replies to Tinubu’s presidency

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency of attempting to subvert antiauthoritarian principles and soundlessness absorption voices up of 2027 wide elections.

Phrank Shaibu, spokesperson to erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, made this known successful a connection connected X connected Thursday.

Recall that a statesmanlike spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, who, portion reacting to a unrecorded interrogation granted by Atiku Abubakar connected Arise TV, insisted that President Tinubu “must implicit 8 years” successful bureau successful enactment with the North-South powerfulness rotation arrangement.

Onanuga had argued that having succeeded a bluish president who served 2 terms, it is present the South’s crook to clasp powerfulness until 2031—an assertion that has since sparked a fierce backlash from absorption figures who picture it arsenic unconstitutional and fundamentally undemocratic.

In response, Atiku’s spokesperson, Shaibu, wrote: “Dear @aonanuga1956, fto maine archer you clearly: nary statesmanlike aide, nary substance however large oregon reckless, has the authorization to rewrite the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria oregon trim ideology to a determination entitlement scheme. Power rotation is simply a governmental convention, not a con...