Atiku to Bode George: I’m preoccupied with plight of Nigerians, not 2027 – Tinubu needs more of your counsel

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has replied former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, saying that his preoccupation at the moment was about the plight of Nigerians, not permutations for the 2027 elections. Mr George had asked Mr Abubakar to forget about contesting the 2027 presidential elections by taking a cue from American President Joe Biden who recently stepped aside for a younger candidate.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE

Reacting, Mr Abubakar, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, however, urged Mr George to counsel President Bola Tinubu.

The statement said: “We cannot afford to put the cart before the horse. At this point, Atiku Abubakar’s preoccupation is not 2027. His concern is about 2024.

“It is about 2025 and 2026 and beyond. His concern is about the plight of Nigerians who are literarily going through hell because of the failed trial-and-error policies of this administration.

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“The average citizen, and indeed all Nigerians, need to survive the tsunami that has become the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

“It is insensitive to be talking about 2027 now when the 2023 mandate has not yielded any tangible benefits for Nigerians, who are now far worse off in every facet of life.

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“Bode George himself should also turn his attention to counselling Tinubu to reassess some of his ill-advised policies that have deepened poverty and divisions in our country instead of prioritising the politics of 2027.”

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