By Jude Michael
As activities towards the 2027 General Elections slowly gather momentum, and as the dramatis personae conjure their acts together, talks of a possible alliance between two of the major players in the last Presidential Election have taken centre stage, with a media aide to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), 2023 Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, conceding that mistakes were made the last time which led to the incumbent party at the centre, the All Progressives Congress, APC, winning.
Ibe recently stated that his principal, Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, had learnt their lessons in the last General Elections.
Atiku and Peter Obi scored over six million votes each in the 2023 presidential election won by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, who got over eight million votes.
Some political analysts have asserted that the PDP ruined its chance to wrest power from the APC by dividing its votes with Peter Obi, who dumped the party for LP.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, Ibe said Atiku and Peter Obi would unite to overthrow what he called the APC’s incompetent and clueless administration.
Atiku’s aide also commented on the recent public visits between his principal and Peter Obi, saying that synergy was the new name of politics.
He said, ‘The truth of the matter is that Atiku Abubakar has promoted opposition parties to work together, to come together; that is the only way they can kick out this incompetent and clueless government. And I believe that discussions have been going on.
‘Lessons have been learnt from 2023 by all parties, including Atiku Abubakar, and I believe that it is on the basis of the lessons that have been learnt that they are moving forward and having discussions.
‘They have learnt that lesson and want to be united and go forward.’
Ibe added that all options were on the table for Atiku but declined comment on whether his principal would step down for Peter Obi in the 2027 election.
