Atiku must wait for Tinubu to complete his eight years, Northerners will vote for him in 2031 – Ex-Gov Sheriff

Former Borno State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, should wait until 2031 to pursue the presidency, insisting that President Bola Tinubu will complete a second term in office.

Sheriff also dismissed the chances of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 election, maintaining that Northern voters would not support him despite having Rabiu Kwankwaso as his running mate.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night, Sheriff said the North would never vote for Obi.

“I don’t worry about Peter Obi because I know Northerners will never support him,” he said.

The former governor alleged that Obi’s tenure as governor of Anambra State had negatively affected his acceptance in the North.

“The situation is different now. During Peter Obi’s time as governor, he worked to get Northerners to leave Anambra State. This is what people in Kano are telling Kwankwaso now.

“They claim they have always stood by him and will keep doing so if he runs for president, but they won’t support him if he sides with Peter Obi,” Sheriff stated.

On Atiku’s presidential ambition, Sheriff said the former Vice President remained qualified to lead the country but argued that the presidency should remain in the South until 2031 in line with the principle of power rotation.

“For Atiku, this is not the North’s turn. He is a well-respected leader and very qualified, but he has to wait until 2031. President Buhari has finished eight years of being in charge, so now it’s the South’s turn,” he added.

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