2027: Atiku unveils APC, PDP, LP coalition to block Tinubu’s second term bid

2027: Atiku unveils APC, PDP, LP coalition to block Tinubu’s second term bid

 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced plans for
a broad political alliance that would bring together the All Progressives
Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP)
to challenge what he described as the “incompetent and inefficient”
administration of President Bola Tinubu.

 

Atiku made the disclosure while speaking in Abuja to a
delegation of stakeholders from Kogi East Senatorial Zone, led by former Kogi
State Deputy Governor Simon Achuba.

 

The discussion also centered on tackling insecurity in the
region and promoting unity across the northern part of the country.

 

Expressing grave concern over Nigeria’s deepening security
challenges, Atiku criticized the Tinubu government for lacking the political
resolve to address the crisis. He recalled his time as Vice President during
the emergence of Boko Haram, noting that strong and decisive leadership under
his administration had, at the time, helped suppress the insurgency.

 

“How can leaders remain unmoved while their people are being
slaughtered?” Atiku asked. “Such indifference is the peak of irresponsibility
for any political leader, anywhere in the world,” he added.

 

“I hold our current leadership accountable for the
widespread insecurity plaguing our nation. There is a lack of political will.

 

“Let me remind you of when Boko Haram first emerged in 2002,
during our time in office. The president summoned me and asked, ‘Mr Vice
President, what should we do about this?’ It began in Yobe. I advised him to
call the service chiefs and set a clear deadline: if they couldn’t quell the
insurgency, they should resign.

 

“The president summoned the service chiefs, I was present,
and issued firm orders. Within weeks, the insurgents in Yobe were subdued, and
the threat did not resurface until after we left office.”

 

Atiku Abubakar also took aim at the government’s inadequate
policing strategy, proposing the recruitment of unemployed graduates into the
police force to address the country’s growing security manpower gap.

 

“We are under-policed. There simply aren’t enough officers
across the country, while many educated young people remain without jobs. Why
not recruit them into the police force?” he asked.

 

He stressed the importance of a united political front to
challenge the current administration, declaring, “We are building a coalition
involving all major political parties—the APC, PDP, and Labour Party. This is
the only viable path forward to confront an incompetent and inefficient
government. You have my full understanding and support.”

 

Simon Achuba, who led the delegation, echoed Atiku’s
concerns, decrying the surge in violence, kidnappings, and the destruction of
communities across the North. He accused the federal government of neglecting
its constitutional duty to safeguard the lives and property of citizens.

 

“The government has done very little to ease this crisis,
despite it being their responsibility,” Achuba stated. “When the government
fails to act decisively, it falls on northern leaders to step up. We must begin
the process of internal healing and strengthen the bonds of brotherhood among
ourselves.”

 

Source: 2027: Atiku unveils APC, PDP, LP coalition to block Tinubu’s second term bid

 - NigerianEye

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