The political arithmetic of Nigeria has always favoured those who command both numbers and loyalty. In 2023, Atiku Abubakar stood tall against betrayal, internal sabotage, and southern fragmentation yet nearly seven million Nigerians still rallied behind him. That was not the tally of defeat; it was the blueprint of destiny. When others mocked, the figures told a deeper story: Atiku lost not because of weakness but because of treachery in the very quarters that should have stood with him. As Abraham Lincoln once said, “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
Fast forward to 2027, the landscape is even clearer. The South remains fractured the South East bound by sentiment, the South South torn between old loyalties and emerging ambitions, and the South West facing deep cracks caused by economic hardship and broken expectations. No single southern figure can consolidate the region into a solid voting bloc. The divisions are too sharp, the ambitions too many, and the trust too broken.
Meanwhile, the North is preparing its redemption. In 2023, despite elite manipulation, Atiku stood shoulder to shoulder in northern votes. But today, soaring fuel prices, food inflation, and insecurity have left the northern electorate disillusioned. They remember Atiku Abubakar as the leader denied, the promise stolen. Northern elders, traditional institutions, and grassroots movements are quietly aligning, not out of sentiment, but from sheer necessity. Their message is simple: 2027 is the time to reclaim what was lost. As John F. Kennedy once declared, “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. We do not shrink from this responsibility we welcome it.”
Some argue that Atiku leaving PDP for ADC weakens him. They forget that it was PDP’s betrayals that wounded him in the first place. Atiku’s strength has never rested on party labels it is rooted in his political machinery, his grassroots reach, and his national appeal. Parties do not create leaders of his calibre; leaders create platforms and breathe life into them. In ADC, Atiku is unchained, unburdened, and positioned to mobilize with clarity. History has shown us from Lincoln to Churchill that destiny does not bow to party acronyms but to vision and resilience. As Winston Churchill said during Britain’s darkest hour, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Atiku Abubakar is not just preparing for 2027; he is carrying the inevitability of change on his shoulders. And when the ballots are counted, his name will not only be written in ink but engraved in history as the choice of a people hungry for justice and rebirth.
