The Former Spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Segun Showunmi has cautioned against underestimating former President Muhammadu Buhari’s significant influence, particularly in the rural northern regions of Nigeria ahead of the 2027 election. He asserted that President Buhari will prioritize Nigeria’s best interests in the upcoming election.
He dismissed any notions of political motivations behind Atiku’s visit to Buhari and denied any existing tension between Buhari and President Bola Tinubu.
However, he emphasized that the performance of the administration would be judged by the Nigerian populace. He stated that if the government succeeds in improving the economy, addressing insecurity, and managing the country’s debt, the citizens will acknowledge these achievements at the polls.
He said in an interview with Punch, ”I know that at the back of Buhari’s mind, he will consider what is in the best interest of Nigeria.
I don’t want anybody to link any politics to this visit, and I don’t want anybody to imagine that there is any crisis between Buhari and President Bola Tinubu, but I also don’t want anybody, especially President Bola Tinubu, to sit in the Villa with his friends and be making unrealistic assumptions as to how 2027 will look like.
If they have done well with the economy, the Nigerian people will tell them; if they have done well with insecurity, the Nigerian people will tell them. If they have done well with debt in the country, the Nigerian people will tell them, and in any case, what the future holds is in the hands of God. But if you underrate the influence of Buhari in the rural North, you are a joker…..Viêw _More
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