2027: Washington assessing post-Tinubu scenario – Atiku-linked US firm

A United States-based firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that Washington is evaluating a potential future scenario without President Bola Tinubu ahead of Nigeria's 2027 presidential election. Von Batten Montague York-LC, a representative of the firm, stated this on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

The firm's remarks have surfaced as Tinubu aims for a second term in the upcoming presidential election. The company expressed its belief that Tinubu's chances of winning the 2027 presidential election would be compromised without the alleged use of "undemocratic tactics" by the government, such as "rigging". The aim of the firm, as stated, was to communicate to Tinubu and his associates within the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), that Washington was keeping a close eye on the election developments.

The firm stressed that its main objective was to ensure the United States kept track of the situation and that there would be repercussions for any actions that undermined the voice of the Nigerian people and impacted U.S. interests in the region. However, the firm made it clear that the United States was not endorsing any side in Nigeria's political contest.

"Let us be clear: the United States is not taking sides. The next Nigerian president will be decided by the Nigerian people, and the Nigerian people alone," the firm emphasized.