Atiku-Obi Alliance: Another marriage... in whose interest?

THE renewed policy romance between the presidential candidates of THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku And her Work To party counterpart, M Rock Obi, East not new. But will he last This time And In of which presidential interest? SODIQ OMOLAOYE reports.

When Teacher. Tap Utomi, In January This year, suggests of THE possibility of opposition evenings future together has form A mega to party has to struggle against power Since All Progressives Congress (APC), a lot thought he was daydream.

But THE policy economist did not emphasize THE importance of THE opposition policy leaders has form A Alliance For A strong And credible opposition, which can Ultimately metamorphosis In another strong policy party.

That East Why THE recent policy romance between THE presidential candidates of THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, And presidential candidate of THE Work To party (LP), Rock Obi, In THE 2023 general elections, did not come as A surprise has a lot Nigerians.

Obi, WHO begin THE policy moves After Atiku had earlier called For THE merger of THE opposition evenings, Also encounter separately with THE formerly governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, And ancient Senate President, Bukola Saraki, In Abuja. THE parley, which came has fast inheritances, East believed has be part of A Future strategic Alliance in front of 2027 general elections.

Atiku And Obi are on familiar ground. Both had work together When Obi was In THE PDP And as A ancient running boyfriend has Atiku In 2019 general elections. He abandoned PDP For THE LP In Can 2022 has pursue her presidential ambition.

Chief spokesperson of Obi Presidential Campaign Organization, Yunusa Tanko, explain that THE closed door meeting with THE PDP big wigs disturbs on how has rescue THE 'soul of Nigeria' Since THE maladministration of THE decision party.

Atiku, Also In A recent interview with BBC Hausa Service, suggests of A possible Alliance When he said that if THE PDP decided In 2027 that he was THE South East turn has field THE presidential candidate And selected Obi, he would be easily offer her support.

But shortly After declaring her conditional support For Obi, THE ancient vice president, WHO has disputed For THE presidency five times In This democratic exemption Also declared that he has not given up on her presidential ambition.

THE Goalkeeper Gathered that Obi visit has THE high north The politicians was A continuation of her tour of key stakeholders Since THE region After to visit many mosques In north Muslim communities In Nasarawa, Niger, Kebbi, Bauchi, Gombe, Sokoto, And Kaduna, during Ramadan Or he order multi million Naira drilling In most of these States. He East Also part of her efforts has booster her popularity among THE north communities After THE 2023 election results watch that he was not popular In Muslim majority States In THE to the north.

But THE APC National Advertisement Secretary, Felix Morka, while declaring THE official position of THE to party on THE development, said both Atiku And Obi are, "United by their mutual despair has be president of Nigeria. »

Also, THE special advise on information And strategy has THE President, Bayo Onanuga, Also said that Obi back has THE PDP would be not be surprising, noting that, "her reputation as A policy traveler East only dwarf by Atiku track save as A veteran policy wanderer tangible accommodation For both men. »

What East Again has be clear, However, East THE odds of Obi to come back has THE PDP Or THE possibility of A merger between LP And PDP. Another puzzle East if Atiku And Obi can dump their respective to party has form Or adopt another A if THE merger becomes impossible And WHO will be THE presidential candidate of THE new party.

Feelers Since both PDP And LP leaders are indicating that, apart Since their presidential candidates In THE last general election, most members are not keen on THE merger. But they service Alliance, which will always allow THE evenings has retain their constructions And identities.

Indeed, a few LP leaders to have governed out subsuming THE to party below THE PDP, quoting ideological differences, just as THE national president of THE Nigeria Work Congress (LNC), Comrade Joe Ajaéro denied awareness of THE LP merger talk with THE PDP. "We are not aware of such talks," he said.

In addition, Deputy National Advertisement secretary of THE PDP, Ibrahim Abdallahi, said THE discussion of both leaders was about to favor A functioning relationship In form of Alliance, not A merger, which will constrain both evenings has dismantle their existing structure.

He said: They don't do it to have has necessarily collapse, You know, THE evenings are there For A platform. No, they could just say, You to have A follow up In This to party, but We are call You has identify with This to party, but You are always recognize your identified platform, but For requirement, You can just collapse your structure...