By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, has told former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to jettison his ambition to govern the country in 2027, saying the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party PDP presidential candidate was not destined to rule the country.Olayinka in a statement in Abuja yesterday, said “The PDP presidential ticket will no longer be available to be wasted by serial betrayals of the party, who are obviously suffering the consequences of their past sins against the party and its members”.Insisting that Atiku should perish the thought of contesting the 2027 presidential election as candidate of the PDP, Olayinka said “Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and those egging him on for their benefits should let the PDP breathe.”

FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike had said during a live media parley in his office in Abuja on Wednesday that there would be no chance for Atiku, who was the 2023 Presidential candidate of the PDP to secure the party’s ticket in 2027.

Reacting through his Media Aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku had alluded to his defeat of Wike to pick the 2023 PDP presidential ticket as well as the former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, to emerge as the candidate in 2019.

However, in a statement yesterday, Olayinka, said Atiku’s “celebration of his narrow and fraudulent defeat of Wike in the 2022 PDP primary was funny and childish”, adding that “it is like Arsenal fans jumping to the rooftops to celebrate the club’s narrow defeat of Super Falcons.”

He said: “That Atiku is venerating himself for contesting PDP ticket with Wike and Tambuwal, people who were just a little above 25 as of 1993, when he contested the Social Democratic Party SDP presidential primary and came third, is the more reason he needs to go home and rest and stop acting like the proverbial cock that failed to realize that it is now elderly.”Describing Atiku as someone not destined to be president of Nigeria, Olayinka said; “It is obvious that he (Atiku) is paying the price of betraying the PDP in 2003, 2007 and 2014. If not, the same presidency he has contested twice and lost, could have been his to just pick if he had avoided being inordinately ambitious while he was Vice President.”

“It was this desperation that made him to contest for president as candidate of Action Congress in 2007, while still serving as Vice President, elected under the platform of the PDP. A serving Vice President joining others to form another party and contesting as candidate of the new party against his own party.“Most importantly, Atiku’s conscience will continue to prick him on his roles in Lagos in 2023, and I am sure that even his apology to PDP members in 2018 can never remove from his body, that garment of betrayal.
“Therefore, it is again being sounded to his ears and those of the people lying to him that he is the only one who can win the presidency for the PDP that the ticket of the party will not be for someone like him, who will lose election and run to Dubai, only to come back two years to another election”, Olayinka added.

2027: New political movement emerges, vows to unseat Tinubu

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA – A new political movement, the Allied Conservative Congress, ACC, has emerged in Abuja, aiming to unseat the current government and tackle the challenges facing Nigeria.Speaking at the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja yesterday, the National Secretary, Alhaji Mohammed Lawal, outlined the movement’s conservative vision and commitment to revitalizing Nigerian governance.

According to him, ACC seeks to provide a fresh conservative alternative in the political landscape, ahead of the 2027 elections, with focus on restoring national security, economic prosperity, and equity through conservative principles.

Members of the movement argued that the current governance had left Nigeria in a state of confusion, insecurity, and poverty, creating a strong desire for change among the citizens.

They described the formation of the ACC as a response to what they see as the failure of the progressivism currently dominating Nigeria’s political scene.

The movement advocated a return to the values of the First Republic, emphasizing patriotism, morality, and the rule of law as essential to Nigeria’s future.It also expressed concerns over the erosion of public trust in the judiciary and called for its overhaul to ensure justice and uphold democratic principles.

Mohammed disclosed that the movement, which has garnered support across political affiliations, was pushing for its registration as a formal political party by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

He said: “The Allied Conservative Congress was born out of Nigerians’ quest for genuine democracy, good governance, the rule of law, national security, economic prosperity, equity, and morality in our national life.

“Today, things have fallen apart; the state of the nation is dire. Patriotism, the glue that held the nation together, is lacking in most leaders and citizens. There is confusion in governance as the ship of the Nigerian state drifts on its perilous course, buffeted by insecurity and poverty.”

“ACC is on a rescue mission to save Nigeria from self-serving politicians masquerading as democrats. National interest should always supersede partisan politics and personal gain.“There is no substitute for participatory democracy, where citizens’ voices are heard, and their votes count in the overall result.

“The established political parties (APC, PDP, LP) in the country have nothing new to offer; they are all singing the same old songs, and Nigerians are tired of it. We are bringing fresh ideas and true patriotism.
“Given the current situation of economic hardship and insecurity, it seems that the present government has run out of ideas. We have our own ideas, but we are keeping them close to our chest.”

On the need for judicial reforms, he said: “It is unfortunate that Nigerians’ confidence in the judiciary has been eroding due to frequent miscarriages of justice, making a mockery of the administration of justice in Nigeria. The urgent need to overhaul the judiciary cannot be overemphasized.”