2027: Atiku appoints campaign aide for three states

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Abdul-Aziz Na’ibi Abubakar. Photo credit: Abdul-Aziz Na’ibi Abubakar | X

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has appointed Abdul-Aziz Na’ibi Abubakar as his Special Assistant on Northwest Regional Coordination ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Abubakar announced his appointment in a statement posted on his X account on Friday, saying he would coordinate campaign activities across Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna states.

Abubakar said he would support campaign activities across Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna states, thanking Atiku for entrusting him with the responsibility.

He said, “I am deeply grateful to H.E. Atiku Abubakar for finding me worthy of this responsibility. His consistent commitment to youth inclusiveness and good governance has, for decades, provided a genuine platform for young Nigerians to grow, learn, and participate meaningfully in politics.

“That legacy continues to inspire many of us. We will work relentlessly until we secure victory for him in 2027. Tinubu must go!”

The appointment comes a day after a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress and invalidated decisions taken under it, including the process that produced Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.

Justice Peter Lifu, who delivered the judgment on Thursday, ruled that the Mark-led caretaker committee was illegally constituted and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission not to recognise decisions taken by the party under its leadership.

However, Atiku and the ADC have rejected the ruling and vowed to challenge it at the Court of Appeal. The former Vice-President has also insisted that his presidential campaign would continue despite the judgment.

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