2027 Presidency: Atiku, El-Rufai Meet as Details of Fresh Plot to Sack Tinubu Emerge

ADC coalition leaders Atiku Abubakar and Nasir El-Rufai have met again amid the plot to democratically sack President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Political commentators are predicting that 78-year-old Atiku will have another shot at the presidency – it would be his fifth attempt

It remains to be seen whether the ADC will be able to find a consensus or if it will have to hold a primary election to choose its presidential candidate.

Ahead of the 2027 election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday evening, September 20, paid a solidarity visit to former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai.

Legit reports that per a statement signed by Atiku and shared on the presidential hopeful’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the visit was necessary after thugs allegedly attacked El-Rufai and other individuals at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) inauguration in Kaduna state recently.

Atiku blamed the attack on “APC-sponsored thugs”, reiterating that “the activities of the Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration poses the greatest risk to our democracy since the return of democratic governance.”

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Atiku said: “It is concerning that this administration has turned into a full-blown dictatorship.”

Messrs Atiku and El-Rufai resolved to harmonise their strengths and stand united in their resolve to ‘rescue Nigeria’.

Atiku said: “The battle to save our democracy and provide a viable alternative platform that will enthrone purposeful governance is a response to the wishes and aspirations of Nigerians who are fed up with the incompetent and clueless Tinubu government.”

Speaking during the meeting, El-Rufai said: “It is a disgrace for people to behave the way they behave. So, it means that all the years of saying that we are for democracy, we are fighting for true federalism, they were all pretence, it was all fake, because this government is trying to centralise everything.

“The sum total of this is that we are facing an evil of such a large proportion in the history of this country that if we don’t all come together and end this Tinubu administration by 2027; Tinubu will try to be president for life. All the signs are there.”

El-Rufai said: “Here we are, we are facing full-fledge civilians worse than military regime. The call (by Atiku) that we (ADC coalition members) must unite is a kindly one.

“I think the people of Nigeria have made up their minds that this government must go; APC must be voted out. We must provide the leadership and the unity of purpose that you talked about. I’m sure with your leadership, with your forbearance and with your diplomatic skills of bringing people together, I’m sure we will reach the Promised Land.”

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President Bola Tinubu has again been told to be prepared for a serious challenge from the opposition in the 2027 elections

Primate Elijah Ayodele has consistently been in the news week in, week out.

Ayodele warned the president in his latest series of prophecies released on his church’s YouTube page…Click link to continue reading 

According to Ayodele, former President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar would give Tinubu a tough time in 2027.

In the video, Ayodele said President Tinubu should prepare for former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The cleric, however, added that he was not sure if the two would defeat the president in the 2027 election.

The cleric also called on President Tinubu to carry out more projects in the northern part of the country, adding that dividing the leaders in the region would be an advantage for him in the 2027 presidential election.

Atiku has been leading the call on opposition leaders to come together under one umbrella and form a coalition against President Tinubu in the 2027 election. The coalition was recently formed with Peter Obi of the Labour Party, former Minister Chibuike Amaechi and many other opposition leaders in the country.

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The coalition recently adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform ahead of the 2027 election. However, it is facing the crisis of who will be its presidential candidate as Atiku, Obi, and Amaechi have announced plans to contest the 2027 election.

To outsmart spies in the camp, many supporters of the former president, especially those in his inner circle, have allegedly held several meetings outside the country with a focus on consolidating the former president’s support base within the PDP, as well as coming up with a strategy to handle what they referred to as ‘Nyesom Wike problem’.

The coinage was a reference to the conflict between the PDP and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Wike, in an interview, urged the former president not to join the 2027 race but to maintain his pace as a statesman. The minister also accused those calling for the return of the former president of being betrayers and hypocrites, saying the same people undermined him in the 2015 presidential election.

Jonathan’s camp was said to be worried about Wike’s comment, describing it as a threat to the former president’s second coming as a source disclosed that the minister’s opposition cannot be ignored, which was ‘why some of our meetings have been about how to ensure he does not become a stumbling block’.

As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, there is a growing conversation about the potential return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, highlighting the dynamic and evolving political landscape of the country.

This speculation offers an opportunity for reflection on past leadership and what Nigeria needs in its future governance. Discussions have begun to circulate that Jonathan could once again influence the upcoming race for power.…Click link for full details 

Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder and leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, is a prominent spiritual figure whose prophecies appeal to a diverse audience.

While some of his prophecies have faced criticism for inaccuracies, a considerable number have proven to be accurate, which has enhanced his credibility among followers and supporters.

His focus on political issues has been scrutinized by various political figures, especially in cases where his predictions have not come to pass.…Click link for full details here

President Bola Tinubu is said to be at the junction of where different parts meet as the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ends next month.

According to a report, the president was said to be considering someone from the southwest, but other factors have set in for the president to consider in choosing the next chairman of INEC

The question of who will be Yakubu’s successor has become of interest to many Nigerians.

As a matter of fact, the southwest and north-central are the only two regions that have not produced an electoral chairman since the inception of the body in 1966

Yakubu was first appointed by the late President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020 and was reappointed in 2025, making him the longest-serving chairman of the electoral body.

How to appoint next INEC chairman
According to Daily Trust, Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) stated that the president shall appoint the chairman of INEC, and the appointee would be subjected to Senate confirmation.

Furthermore, paragraph 14 of Part I of the Third Schedule explained that anyone who will be INEC chairman must be someone “of unquestionable integrity” and at least 50 years old.

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President Tinubu has been said to be keeping his choice to himself, and sources have reportedly advised him to reconsider and review options so that the number of those who would be screened for the position would be increased.

Some sources disclosed that Tinubu initially preferred a particular candidate from the southwest for the position before the advent of other factors, which left the president with no choice but to include other people from other geopolitical zones.

Project names of the next INEC chairman
However, the report has listed five prominent Nigerians whom President Tinubu may appoint as the next INEC chairman.

Below is the list of the possible nominees:
1. A judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Abdullahi Mohammed Liman.
2. Lai Olurode, a former INEC national commissioner and retired professor at the University of Lagos.
3. Kenneth Ukeagu, a former director of procurement of INEC.
4. Sam Olumekun, the current INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education.
5. Professor Bashiru Olamilekan

Who is Professor Bashiru Olamilekan
However, the last person mentioned in the report, Professor Bashiru Olamilekan, has earlier been debunked. He was earlier rumoured in April 2025 to have been appointed as the new INEC chairman.

A fact-check report by Reuters debunked the claim and could not trace the name to any individual. Also, an opinion by Farooq Kperogi, a political commentator, in an opinion on The Tribune, summed up the Reuters’ fact-check about Professor Olamilekan as “simply doesn’t exist.”

Meanwhile, since the establishment of the electoral body in 1966, only the southwest and the north-central have not produced a chairman of INEC.

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As Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, returns to the government house after a six-month suspension, mounting evidence suggests that he is poised to dismiss all appointees associated with the Sole Administrators.

These individuals were primarily appointed under the influence of President Bola Tinubu and  Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Click link to continue reading.

This potential shake-up could signal the onset of a renewed political struggle within the state, as Fubara seeks to reassert his authority and reshape the administration to align more closely with his vision and goals. The ramifications of these actions are likely to resonate throughout the political landscape of Rivers State, stirring tensions and possibly igniting conflicts among various factions.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to sack all the appointees of the Sole Administrators in the past six months.

The Governor returned to the Rivers State Government House on Friday after his six months of widely condemned suspension by President Bola Tinubu.

While Fubara’s suspension met a wide range of condemnations, it still lasted for the six-month period as declared by the President with the Governor returning on Friday, a day after the Sole administrator left the Government House.

During this period of six months, Ibok-Ette Ibas made some appointments which Eze, a former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, said Governor Fubara must not work with.

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Eze said he “expects the Governor to sack all the appointees of the illegal Sole Administrators and ensure that nobody imposes anybody on him as his Commissioner or aide even as Nyesom Wike have promised not to act in such a devilish act of imposing anybody on him..

“And for peace to reign, all members of the State Assembly that either resigned or worked with Sim Fubara must be reabsorbed by the State Assembly.”

Eze also called on Tinubu to reassure Fubara that he will be protected.

The Governor must be assured that he is not set up for further embarrassment by the funny members of the State Assembly through any impeachment move.

He said failure to do this, the Governor should invoke his full powers as the Executive Governor of the State

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