2027: Lamido Says Atiku and Obi Risk APC Winning

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said that the inability of Atiku Abubakar from the African Democratic Party and Peter Obi from the National Democratic Party to come together is helping the ruling All Progressives Congress win the 2027 election.

Lamido made this statement during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He was discussing the upcoming 2027 general election and the political ambitions of key figures.

He noted that these politicians seem more focused on gaining power instead of solving the country's issues. Lamido said, "All of them are too obsessed with power, you know? Be it Tinubu, Peter Obi and Atiku."

He expressed worry that the ambitions of Tinubu, Atiku, and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, are driven more by personal interests than by the needs of the country.

According to him, the split among opposition leaders could give the APC a better chance in the 2027 election. He explained, "Because of the number of governors, both former and serving governors of the APC, and because Atiku and Obi divided their own forces, it gives them the advantage."

He added, "So both Peter Obi and Atiku are simply handing over the table very, very easily because they cannot come together."

Lamido warned that Nigerians will face difficulties no matter who wins the next presidential election. He said, "I have been saying, look, no one is going to tell you that it is for Nigeria. Whoever wins, Nigeria will lose. That is my problem."

He continued, "Whoever wins, whether Peter Obi or Atiku, in terms of our unity, our economy, our love as a country of brothers and sisters, it is all going down."

Lamido pointed out that the focus is more on personal attacks and less on the nation’s needs. He said, "It is more about their personalities. They are building each other, attacking each other. Those things become very, very personal."

He also expressed sadness about what he called rising propaganda, hate campaigns, and incitement, especially in northern Nigeria.

He remarked that political campaigns have shifted away from important issues like national unity, empathy, love, and real policy proposals. Lamido stated, "A lot of things have gone wrong with the traditional campaign on issues, about love, about empathy, about unity, about Nigeria, and then what can you offer? What can you offer? So it is not there anymore."