“I’ll Serve Just One Term, Then It’s Obi’s Turn”— Atiku Proposes 2027 Power-Swap Plan

Confidential sources say former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has offered Peter Obi the vice-presidential slot on a joint ticket for the 2027 election, pledging to govern for only one four-year term before handing over. The arrangement, first discussed at a private UK meeting earlier this year, still needs approval from each man’s inner circle and could shift to a new platform such as the African Democratic Congress if crises in the PDP and Labour Party persist. While aides on both sides confirm coalition talks, they decline to detail any signed pact. Party figures are divided: some praise the plan as the opposition’s best chance to unseat President Tinubu, while others dismiss Atiku’s renewed bid as unrealistic.