But Ayorinde Oluokun
Has former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, for the 2027 election chosen Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu as his running mate?
This was the question in the minds of many following a social media post in which Momodu put himself forward as the running mate of Atiku on Monday morning.
Momodu had in the post predicted that the 2027 presidential election will be a battle between Atiku and the incumbent president and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He, however, acknowledged the possibility of a third force which according to him, will not be strong enough to upstage the two men.
“It promises to be the battle of the Titans. A third force, hopefully, may show up, like it did in 2023, but not with enough fire power and tenacity to upstage, and obliterate, the two elder statesmen,” said Momodu who recently met with Atiku in Abuja.
It was believed that the third force referred to by Atiku is Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC for the 2027 presidential election.
Obi contested the presidency under the platform of Labour Party in the 2023 election, but came third to Atiku and Tinubu.
Atiku is yet to announce a running mate since he clinched the ADC presidential ticket about two weeks ago.
However, while urging the ADC to change the traditional way of playing politics “by becoming a link between the old and modern, conservative and cosmopolitan tendencies, veteran politicians and technocrats in government,” puts himself forward as potential running mate for Atiku.
He said his choice has the ability to unite the Northern and Southern part of the country.
“There’s no better combination than this duo, assuring of a colorful blend. The North and the South will reunite in a game of ethnic & religious rivalries,” he said.
“The present combustive tensions, and absolute chaos, cannot be allowed to continue. It will consume all of us.
The time has come to retrace our steps and return to the days of robust ideas, ideologies and inspirational figures.
“Our founding fathers such as Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, The Sardauna Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and others, tried their best, even if they were not perfect. Today, we’ve completely derailed from the legacies they bequeathed to us.
“The politics of gansterism has become unbearably malignant in our nation. This is the type of strong bridge we need between the North and the South.
We must act before it is too late…,” Momodu said.
