Dele Momodu, the head of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and a publisher, has turned down calls for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to drop out of the 2027 presidential race. He called the campaign against him “unbridled chicanery.”
Momodu was responding to activist Zekeri Idris Jnr, who is a supporter of Peter Obi and told Atiku to drop out of the race because he would be 80 years old by 2027.
Momodu wrote on đť•Ź on Saturday that critics were putting their energy in the wrong place by not holding the government accountable.
The statement said, “Instead of making videos against the ruling government, you’re wasting energy on a man who has never done anything wrong to your preferred candidate.”
Idris asked Atiku’s friends to convince him to step down and support younger candidates in a video that went viral.
“If he wants, he can go get angels from heaven to run with him, not even Peter Obi. Idris said in the video, “We won’t vote for an 80-year-old man.”
Idris also told Atiku to act like an elder statesman and bring together younger candidates like Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso instead of running for office himself.
In response, Momodu named a number of world leaders who he said did a good job at older ages. These included Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Muhammadu Buhari, Nelson Mandela, Nana Akufo-Addo, Hillary Clinton, and Joseph Boakai.
He said they “used their age and experience well for the good of their countries.”
“What makes Alhaji Atiku Abubakar unqualified?” “Momodu asked.”
Atiku ran for president in 2023 as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lost to President Bola Tinubu. He is said to be interested in the ADC ticket for the 2027 election.
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