2027: Atiku lacks expertise to fix Nigeria’s economy - APC National Secretary
Ajibola Bashiru, the National Secretary of the APC, criticized former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar's economic expertise ahead of the 2027 Nigerian presidential election. He argued that Atiku is responsible for current economic challenges and predicted his defeat.
Why it matters
This reflects the intensifying political rhetoric and polarization in Nigeria as parties begin positioning for the next general election.
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Bashiru, has questioned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s expertise to fix Nigeria’s economy, saying President Bola Tinubu is addressing the country’s economic challenges while predicting that Nigerians will reject Atiku in the 2027 presidential election.
Bashiru spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while responding to questions about Atiku’s political ambitions and whether the former vice-president poses a threat to the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general election.
“Atiku is not a professional, please, with respect to him. Atiku trained as an hygiene expert at the school of hygiene in Kano, He is a ‘wole wole’ man and went to be a tax collector in Customs. Where is the expertise? What has he done? Check his profile?” Bashiru said.
He argued that holding the office of vice-president did not automatically make Atiku an expert on the economy.
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