A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the most experienced among the leading contenders for the 2027 presidential election.
Momodu said Atiku's experience at the national level
distinguishes him from President Bola Tinubu and former Anambra State Governor,
Peter Obi.
He stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Eagle
102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, in Abeokuta.
"If you look at the antecedents of the three major
candidates, between Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, you will see that Atiku is
the most experienced. He has managed our country at the highest level," he
said.
Momodu traced Atiku's political journey to the 1992 Social
Democratic Party, SDP, presidential primary where he contested against late MKO
Abiola and stepped down for him.
He said Atiku accepted the outcome without crisis even after
he was not picked as Abiola's running mate, describing it as a mark of true
democratic temperament.
"He is the only one who started from around 1992,
contested the SDP primary against Abiola and stepped down with uncommon
equanimity. He did not make any noise," Momodu said.
He noted that Atiku was among the founders of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, and served as Vice-President from 1999 to 2007.
Comparing Atiku with Obi, Momodu argued that while Obi's
best was demonstrated in Anambra, Atiku's was at the presidency level managing
the national economy.
"Peter Obi has tried his best in Anambra, while Atiku's
best is at the level of vice president controlling the economy of Nigeria. The
difference is clear. He has matured in experience and exposure," he said.
Momodu also said President Tinubu's experience was largely
limited to Lagos.
"What I'm trying to say is that Tinubu's experience was
limited to Lagos, and that is why when he became president, he thought Nigeria
was Lagos. And he has found out now that Nigeria is not Lagos," he said.
He argued that the current economic hardship under the
present administration did not show prosperity, insisting Atiku remained better
positioned to lead the country.
"Well, we are yet to see that prosperity, and if
yesterday would determine today and tomorrow, it is obvious that Tinubu should
retire now and let someone else do it," Momodu added.
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