Tag: VP

2027: Atiku shops for VP, ignores Amaechi

Aminu Imam
Atiku shops for VP

…Ihedioha emerges front-runner Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has opened consultations for a running mate, with ex-Imo governor Emeka Ihedioha emerging as the frontrunner for the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), presidential ticket ahead of 2027. Recall that Atiku clinched ADC’s presidential ticket on Wednesday, though fellow contestants Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen have rejected the primary as “neither free, fair, nor credible”. Atiku has since called on both to join him in “rescuing the country” from the ruling APC. According to an investigation, Atiku and top ADC allies are looking South-East…

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2027: Tinubu reportedly moves to pick Kukah as VP

Aminu Imam
Tinubu to pick Kukah

Fresh political discussions suggest that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is quietly assessing four prominent northern Christian leaders as possible running mates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Sources across print, broadcast and online media have consistently mentioned former Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Defence Minister Lt-Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, as names in serious circulation within the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). According to multiple reports, the President’s inner circle has been reviewing these options as…

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