Former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, has predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could lose the 2027 general election if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar runs on a joint ticket with a prominent southern politician such as Peter Obi or Rotimi Amaechi.
Speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, March 15, Momodu said a North-South coalition ticket centred on Atiku would significantly weaken the ruling All Progressives Congress’s hold on power. “I believe if we have a combination of Atiku, maybe with Peter Obi, maybe with Rotimi Amaechi, or any other person that comes from the South, Tinubu will be gone. It will be the end of Tinubu’s foundation, not the APC,” he stated.
All three politicians—Atiku, Obi, and Amaechi—who contested under different party platforms in the 2023 elections, have since aligned within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as they aim to challenge Tinubu in 2027. The ADC has scheduled its national convention for April 14, 2026, following ward and state congresses beginning April 7.
