God Forbid – Atiku responds to Akume over Tinubu’s 2027 reelection

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the remarks of Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who suggested that the North should wait until 2031 to contest the Presidential election.

Atiku, who was the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, emphasised that President Tinubu’s performance has not warranted an additional term, exclaiming, “God forbid.”

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He affirmed that the decision regarding the next President of Nigeria in 2027 ultimately lies in the hands of the Nigerian people.

Akume, while answering questions on a television interview had said, “President Tinubu as a southerner, should be allowed to have a second term, meaning that those eyeing the Presidency from the North in 2027 should look beyond that year by waiting till 2031.

“If it is the will of God for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to be President of Nigeria, even at the age of 90 years, he can get it. But he and other northerners eyeing the office now should look beyond 2027.”

But reacting in a post on his official X handle, the spokesman to Atiku, Paul Ibe wondered “Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside?”

“By the year 2027, the South will have enjoyed 17 years of leadership — eight years under Obasanjo, five years under Jonathan, and four years under Tinubu — while the North will have experienced only 11 years, with Yar’Adua serving three and Buhari eight. This results in a disparity of six years between the North and South, casting a shadow over the balance of power.

“In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot. But has the Tinubu government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected? The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves — God forbid!” He wrote.

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