● Position weakens Atiku’s chances, bolsters Obi, Amaechi’s chances
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has declared that it is the turn of the South to produce the country’s president in 2027.
As a result, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ruled himself out of the next presidential race.
The former two-term governor of Kaduna State said he would instead run in 2031.
el-Rufai was quoted to have said in a tweet by ADC News (@AdcNews_) at exactly 2:54pm on Saturday: “I refused to contest in 2027 because it is the turn of the South.
“You will see me in action come 2031.”
The tweet, which had recorded 57.3K views as of Saturday night, praised “Mallam” for his position, saying: “This man can keep to agreement.
“His strength.”
This comes at a time when the debate is raging about zoning by ADC, which has, however, said that it is not a priority for now.
The opposition behemoth so far has three known presidential aspirants: former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi; and 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
While Abubakar is from the North, Obi and Amaechi are from the South.
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