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Special Adviser on Public Communications to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has declared that President Bola Tinubu will be removed from office in 2027 by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, coalition through the ballot.
Reacting to reports of Peter Obi’s defection to the ADC, Shaibu clarified that the former presidential candidate did not defect, noting that he has been part of the coalition’s building process from the onset.
He noted that Obi’s public announcement is simply a confirmation of the coalition’s preparedness to democratically remove the present leadership through the ballot.
In an interview with DAILY POST, Shaibu downplayed discussions around a joint ticket between Atiku and Obi.
He stressed that no candidate has emerged yet, adding that internal arrangements between coalition partners remain strategic and not for public disclosure.
He said: “People are forming a coalition to remove a sitting president. The issue of a joint ticket between Atiku and Obi is not an issue now.
“Whoever emerges as our candidate is our candidate. For now, nobody is the candidate of the ADC.”
Asked what Nigerians should be looking forward to with Obi’s defection, he said: “What we are looking forward to is the fact that Tinubu will be removed from office, by the ballot; It has nothing to do with the candidate.”
On what modalities have been put in place to ensure that Obidient and Atikulates work together, he said: “The man just defected today, do you understand me? He didn’t even defect, he just announced that he is in the ADC publicly.
“He has been a part of the coalition, so anything that has been put in place, any structure that has been put in place for Obidient and the Atiku team to work together, is our own internal arrangement.
“It’s not for public consumption, it’s our strategy. It’s our own internal strategy, it’s not to display it on the media. No.”
Peter Obi’s Defection: ADC will remove Tinubu from power in 2027 – Phrank Shaibu
