{"id":118892,"date":"2024-05-18T22:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T21:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/why-i-may-not-hesitate-to-support-peter-obi-in-2027-atiku-abubakar"},"modified":"2024-05-19T00:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:23:14","slug":"why-i-may-not-hesitate-to-support-peter-obi-in-2027-atiku-abubakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-i-may-not-hesitate-to-support-peter-obi-in-2027-atiku-abubakar","title":{"rendered":"Why I may not hesitate to support Peter Obi in 2027 \u2013 Atiku Abubakar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has hinted at the possibility of supporting his Labour Party counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The former Vice President, who is currently on a merger talk with stakeholders of some opposition political parties, said he will not hesitate to support Obi in the next election if the party picks the former Anambra governor.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Sun, Atiku gave the hint in an interview with BBC Hausa Service.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that Obi and Atiku recently met behind closed doors, sparking speculations about a merger of some opposition political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the move by opposition parties to align in a bid to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2027 election, Atiku said, \u201cWe can merge to achieve a common goal. So, it\u2019s possible and nothing can stop it if we so wish to achieve that.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku said if the new \u201cparty decides that it\u2019s the turn of the South-East and Peter Obi is chosen, I won\u2019t hesitate to support him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have said repeatedly and I even said it before the 2023 general elections that if PDP decides to zone the presidential ticket to the South or South-East specifically, I won\u2019t contest it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as it is the decision of the party, I will abide by it. But I contested the 2023 presidential ticket because it was thrown open to all members of the party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has hinted at the possibility of supporting his Labour Party counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi in 2027. 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