Ahead of the 2027 elections, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday hosted former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) at his residence in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
In 2013, the CPC, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and All
Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) merged to form the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
However, since the passing of former President Muhammadu
Buhari, the CPC’s founder, in July, there has been speculation that some
members of the now-defunct party are drifting away from the APC.
Earlier on Wednesday, a group in the CPC bloc, including
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, and Tanko Almakura,
ex-governor of Nasarawa, visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential
Villa, promising to lead his re-election campaign in 2027.
During the sit-down with Abubakar, the ex-CPC state chairmen
described themselves as “true followers” of Buhari, pledging to support the
African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition led by Abubakar.
Responding, Abubakar expressed confidence that the ADC would
win the 2027 presidential election with the support of the former CPC members.
“This is a continuation of your journey and struggles, and I
believe with your support, we will be able to translate this journey into
success,” he said.
“Not only that. We will also form a government that will
have a kind of impact that President Buhari would have loved to see.”
In a post on X, Abubakar said the former CPC members
“expressed their support for the mission to rescue our country from the
stranglehold of the incumbent incompetent APC-led administration”.
This afternoon, I received state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) at my residence in Abuja. They had come to express their support for the mission to rescue our country from the stranglehold of the incumbent incompetent APC-led administration. They… pic.twitter.com/AOyWewzHZ2
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) September 17, 2025
“They particularly expressed their worry about how the
Tinubu-led administration has grossly derailed from the ideals of concern for
the ordinary Nigerians, which they reckoned was the abiding principle of the
initial APC administration,” Abubakar wrote.
“I took time to explain how current efforts to create a
coalition platform began. I also gave them the pledge that the coalition
platform, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is a people-powered political
platform.
“I especially encouraged them to mobilise their supporters
for the ongoing voter registration exercise.”
Abubakar said he relished the “warm and frank conversation”
with the politicians, adding that he looks forward to a “robust partnership
that will not just oust the incumbent anti-people government but restore
genuine hope to the people”.
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