Former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has explained why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the best option to emerge as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate ahead of the party’s primary election.
Onochie said Atiku offers the strongest chance for the ADC to win the 2027 presidential election and take control of the country.
In a statement, the former presidential aide urged party members to prioritise electability over sentiment, insisting that Atiku should be considered the preferred candidate if the party truly aims to make electoral history.
The ADC has scheduled its presidential primary for Monday.
According to Onochie, “Politics is not an award for effort, it is not about sentiments. It is a test of preparedness, capacity, national reach and the ability to win power and govern effectively.
“As ADC prepares for its 2027 Presidential Primary, members must ask one question above all else: Who gives ADC the strongest opportunity to win Nigeria and govern successfully? For many party faithful, the answer is clear: HE. Atiku Abubakar.
“Atiku brings to the table what very few politicians in Nigeria can legitimately claim, experience, national acceptance, coalition-building capacity, economic understanding and political resilience.
“If ADC desires not simply to make history but to win history, then members must choose a candidate with national scale, tested endurance and the capacity to convert aspiration into government.
“The Primary is the contest. The General Election is the mission. The Presidency is the destination.”