Bayo Onanuga, a presidential aide, has claimed that the political ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is in decline.
Onanuga was reacting to the recent defection of key allies to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), suggesting that Atiku’s proposed coalition is disintegrating.
In a recent post on X, he said: “Atiku’s political future looks bleak. The coalition that he, El Rufai, Babachir, and the new member Baba-Ahmed are cobbling together has disintegrated.
“Potential allies, including former running mate Ifeanyi Okowa and defunct CPC members, are giving his leprous group a wide berth. Atiku is a loser again.”
Onanuga’s comments followed a similar post by fellow presidential aide Tunde Rahman, who noted that PDP’s internal crisis had deepened with the defection of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and incumbent Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to the APC.
Rahman described the development as “the biggest shocker ever” for Atiku, whose 2023 presidential bid fell short.
