2027: Ex-Vice President Atiku holds meeting with top northern politicians

The former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has conveyed what he called crucial meeting with some notable politicians from the northern region ahead of 2027 general election.

He stated this on his verified X handle where he also shared photos of attendees alongside the African Democratic Congress, ADC stalwarts from Adamawa State.

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The opposition figure contested the general election in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and lost.

The meeting which held at his residence on Saturday, October 10, 2025 with top politicians and stakeholders resolved for them to work together to “rescue Nigeria.”

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The meeting had in attendance former Adamawa State Governor Bindow Jibrilla, ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal, and Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani.

Former Senator Elisha Abbo, who represented Adamawa North, was also present at the meeting, alongside other prominent figures from the state.

Atiku wrote on X: “I just concluded a crucial meeting with Adamawa ADC stakeholders, at which they resolved to stand united as one indivisible entity that will join hands with the rest of the party to rescue Nigeria.”

It could be recalled that in August, Atiku met with several PDP and Labour Party chieftains in Abuja, where discussions also centered on possible coalition strategies to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. That led to the emergence of the ADC as the coalition platform.

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