APC Groups Collapse Structures for Atiku

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

In a realignment of forces, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Group led by Ismaila Abu Ishaq, a former member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, has collapsed its structures to support the aspirations of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

Under the new development, the group is now to be known as the “Coalition for Project Rescue Nigeria 2027.”

In a statement by the Atiku Media office, the group, which visited the former Vice President at his Abuja residence yesterday, said the Coalition has become necessary to rescue Nigeria from what it called “a failed APC leadership.”

It was also to seek a tested, credible, and visionary leader, able to respond to the current challenges of security, poor infrastructure, economic downturn, poverty, and hunger in the country.

According to the group, the Obasanjo-Atiku regime brought much-needed development to Nigeria during its era.

Ishaq said the Coalition for Project Rescue Nigeria 2027 would not  just be a campaign vehicle, but “a national salvation effort”, to ensure that Nigeria returned to the days of unity, progress and prosperity.

Atiku, in his response, agreed to work with the group and provide mentorship to ensure that young people recover their country.

He expressed sadness that the strong economy bequeathed by successive PDP administrations has been frittered away by the Tinubu-led APC government.

The former vice-president urged the group to ensure it continues to participate in the democratic processes that would guarantee the restoration of an economically viable and democratically stable future for the country.