The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve any lingering hopes of becoming Nigeria’s president.
Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times (either through primaries or as a party flagbearer), is widely believed to be considering another run in 2027, a move that continues to draw mixed reactions across the political spectrum.
Speaking during an appearance on TVC’s Politics Hangout on Monday, Bwala said Atiku’s repeated failures at the polls suggest that it may not be his destiny to lead the country.
His words “As per my former principal, if I have the opportunity to meet him face to face, what I would tell him is just this: ‘Your Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, you have to believe in destiny. God gives power to whomever he chooses, and it seems, from the facts on the ground, it may not have been God’s will for you to govern Nigeria.’
