Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has met with some top leaders of the African Democratic Party, ADC in Adamawa state ahead the party congresses slated for April 7.
The meeting was held on Thursday night.
Apart from some leaders of the party who attended the meeting, some ADC coordinators, and other influential members of the party from the state, were also part of what some political analysts, has described as Abubakar’s consultations in preparation for the party’s congresses next month.
‘The former vice president is trying to ensure that his house is in order and not divied before next month, to ensure that those that matter in the state are with him. Politics is local, as they say,” a source privy to the meeting said on Friday.
Abubakar, who later wrote about the meeting on his verified X handle said he’s confident of his political prospect in the ADC, considering what is currently happening in the party.
He wrote: “We reviewed the current state of our party, particularly regarding the ongoing registration of members and mobilisation efforts.
“We are confident about where we stand now and enthusiastic about prospects.”
Abubakar told those who attended the meeting, the importance of strong organisational structures and active engagement with party members at all levels, across the country.
The former vice president, the magazine reports is one of the aspirants eyeing the ADC presidential ticket in the upcoming 2027 election. Other aspirants include, Rotimi Amaechi, an erstwhile Rivers state Governor and former Minister of Transportation under the Muhammadu Buhari’s adminsitration, Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP and former governor of Anambra state.
ADC and other political parties, according to INEC guidelines and in line with the Electoral Act are expected to pick their presidential candidates before the end of May.
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