Abubakar Atiku unsuccessfully contested the presidency in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023, with three losses occurring at primaries, but may contest the 2027 presidential elections.
Fayose urges Atiku to stay away He also advised the former vice president of Nigeria to stay away from politics and move on from contesting elections in the country.
Fayose insisted that at a time when Nigerians are seeking younger leaders, a political figure like Atiku should learn to leave the stage when the ovation is loudest.
Fayose made this assertion on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics while speaking about the crisis in the PDP.
He suggested that holding the highest office in the country would lose its appeal and excitement for an octogenarian in the next election cycle.
According to the former governor, Atiku will be 80 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tenure is over.
In Fayose’s words: “By the time Tinubu will finish, Atiku will be 80 or 81 years. So what will be the attraction? We should leave the stage when the ovation is loudest. I respect him and I think Nigerians are craving for younger generation than ever before, so what are we talking about. On what basis will Atiku come and contest again? When we don’t have a party how do we defeat APC? Peter Obi almost the voice of the opposition now. PDP is gone”
Despite his feelings about the former vice president contesting in the 2027 presidential elections, Atiku has shown optimism at making the 7th-time his lucky charm.