Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has advised former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from national politics.
AFRIPOST reports that in Nigeria, Atiku attempted unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023; three of these contests ended in primaries.
His nonverbal cues and the reactions of others in his immediate vicinity suggest that he may be a candidate for president in 2027.
In a previous interview with Voice of America Hausa this year, the 77-year-old said, “God willing,” when asked if he would try again.
”I am sure at this stage with all due respect to him, he would rather want to stay away from politics of contesting elections again,” Fayose said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics while speaking on the crisis in the PDP.
”By the time Asiwaju(Bola Tinubu) will finish, Atiku Abubakar will probably be 80 or 81 so what will be the attraction?
”We should leave the stage when the ovation is loudest, I respect him and I think Nigerians are craving for a younger generation than ever before so on what basis will Atiku come and contest again,” he said.
