2027: Atiku may pick Aregbesola as running mate if Tinubu retains Shettima – Sam Amadi

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Sam Amadi, has suggested that the 2027 vice presidential race could take a new dimension depending on the outcome of President Bola Tinubu’s ticket arrangement.

In a post on X, Amadi said if Tinubu retains Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may be compelled to consider former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, as a possible running mate.

Atiku is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Amadi noted that such a move could influence political calculations in the Southwest ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to him, a possible Atiku-Aregbesola ticket could also adopt a Muslim-Muslim formula and may be aimed at attracting votes from the Southwest, while suggesting that other parts of the South may be less favourable for such a strategy.

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“If Tinubu retains Shettima, Atiku may be forced to pick Aregbesola and go Muslim-Muslim.

“At least he may steal some votes from Southwest. Everywhere else in south looks dry,” Amadi wrote.

DAILY POST earlier reported that Atiku has picked former Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, as his running mate.

The immediate past chairman of ADC in Rivers State, Leader Sampson, confirmed this to DAILY POST on Saturday.

Amaechi contested the ADC presidential primary election but lost to Atiku.