2027: Atiku’s aide tackles Keyamo over exclusion from ballot.
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An aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has criticised the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over his remarks that the heavens would not fall if Atiku was excluded from the 2027 presidential ballot.
He stated this in a Facebook post while reacting to Keyamo’s comments on the possibility of Atiku not participating in the 2027 presidential election.
Ibe argued that the exclusion of a major challenger should not be treated as inconsequential, insisting that Nigerians should be allowed to decide their preferred presidential candidate through the ballot. “When a ruling party treats the exclusion of a major challenger as inconsequential, it is asking Nigerians to accept that their choice is inconsequential too. That is how you erode public faith in democracy,” he said. Challenging Keyamo, Ibe asked why the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would welcome the prospect of an election without Atiku if it was confident in President Bola Tinubu’s performance.
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