{"id":156980,"date":"2025-03-27T21:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-presidency-will-be-7th-failed-attempt-wikes-aide-olayinka-cautions-atiku"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:06:52","slug":"2027-presidency-will-be-7th-failed-attempt-wikes-aide-olayinka-cautions-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/2027-presidency-will-be-7th-failed-attempt-wikes-aide-olayinka-cautions-atiku","title":{"rendered":"2027 presidency will be 7th failed attempt \u2013 Wike\u2019s aide, Olayinka cautions Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday cautioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against running for the presidency in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Olayinka warned that 2027 would be Atiku\u2019s seventh failed attempt if he contests the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on his Facebook page, the minister\u2019s spokesman charged Atiku to stop lying to himself after six previous failed attempts at the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Olayinka wrote: \u201cSix unsuccessful attempts at the presidency, he won\u2019t still stop lying despite his age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2027 will definitely be his seventh failed attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate declared uncertainty about vying for the presidency in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie of Untold Stories, Atiku said: \u201cI don\u2019t know because there has to be, first of all, a viable platform, more than any other time in the political history of this country, particularly since the return of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atiku, however, did not rule out the possibility of still running for the presidency in 2027, saying Nigeria needs a good leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not seen Nigeria in dire need of, you know, an experienced and credible leadership than this time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku\u2019s remarks come a few days after forming a coalition with some opposition leaders with the aim of ousting President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Olayinka has warned Atiku that Wike would ensure he loses the presidency in 2027 if he decides to run.<\/p>\n<p>Olayinka noted that Wike has no regret that Atiku ignored him and picked former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday cautioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against running for the presidency in 2027. Olayinka warned that 2027 would be Atiku\u2019s seventh failed attempt if he contests the presidency. 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