2027 Election, My last Presidential Contest- Atiku Politics

Former VP will be 80 years by the time the next presidential election holds

By Ola Kay

Atiku Abubarka, the Former Vice President under the Olusegun Obasanjo civilian Presidency (May 29,1999 – May 29, 2007), and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in 2023, (now defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) since 2025) has declared categorically that the 2027 Presidential poll will be his last attempt as seeking the highest political office.

Atiku who will turn 80 years by the time the 2027 election comes around mase the declaration on Arise Television on Wednesday, saying the contest will likely be his last, after being asked if becoming 80 years will make the stake higher.

He said: “Certainly yes, because the stakes are higher, and I believe that will be my last outing.”

Mr. Abubarka has made several attempts at clinching the highest political office since returning to partisan politics in 2003, keeping his head above the water despite challenges.He first contested the presidency in 1993 under the Social Democratic Party primaries before stepping down for the late Moshood Abiola.

He first contested for president in 1993 under the Social Democratic Party, SDP, primaries before stepping down for the late Moshood Abiola. He has run for the presidency six times and has been been on the ballot as a presidential candidate on three occasions in 2007, 2019, and 2023.

Atike is known to be an advocate of private sector driven growth and economic liberalisation.

And, against the backdrop of his response that the stakes are even higher for him at his old age, the former VP said: “I personally believe that they require experience and tutelage from the older generation.”

His latest political party, ADC, has within its ranks political heavyweights that got pundits curious who becomes the party flag bearer and the running mate, even as they argue that consensus candidate is most unlikely in the fold, going by the seriousness of personalities who have expressed interest in the top job.