A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is unlikely to support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 election.
According to Momodu, available indications suggest that Obasanjo is instead leaning towards the presidential ambition of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Peter Obi.
Speaking during an appearance on News Central TV on Monday, July 27, the veteran journalist and former presidential aspirant said Atiku’s political future would ultimately be determined by destiny rather than political endorsements.
“The truth here is that President Obasanjo never prosecuted Atiku, we all knew what led to their beef.
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“It’s a political season and everybody has their strategies and from what I have read and heard from impeccable sources it’s obvious that Obasanjo might be supporting former governor Peter Obi-Kwankwaso ticket.
“I read somewhere yesterday where my friend, Osuntokun said Obasanjo is the main sponsor of that ticket. If Atiku is destined to be President of Nigeria, no force will be able to stop it.
“So we are watching and it’s obvious that Atiku is not Obasanjo’s favourite candidate, I thought the issue has been laid to rest in 2019 because there is a video in circulation where Obasanjo described Atiku as the President to be, so I don’t know what resurrected that bitter feud between both of them,” Momodu said.
Momodu also argued that the outcome of the 2027 presidential election would depend less on disagreements within the opposition and more on how Nigerians judge the performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration over the coming months.