African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar says there will be a vacancy at Nigeria’s Aso Rock in 2027, citing the constitution. He responds to statements by Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, who said there would be no vacancy in Aso Rock for the next five years.
The outlets report that Akiolu made the remark during interactions with the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign effort led by Abdulaziz Yari. Atiku’s position is that the Oba cannot speak for more than Nigeria’s voters and that endorsement or preference cannot replace the ballot.
Across the coverage, the focus remains on the political exchange between Atiku and the Oba of Lagos, framed around constitutional timelines for elections and assumptions about who has authority to determine the next president. Both sources attribute Atiku’s message to a post shared via his senior aide, and both stress that the presidency is decided through elections rather than traditional endorsement.
