Atiku Abubakar has urged Yoruba support for his 2027 presidential bid, citing his marriage to an Ijesha woman and stressing his detribalized politics.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed directly to the Yoruba people for their support in the 2027 presidential election, stressing his personal and familial ties to the South-West.
In a statement by his media consultant, Kola Johnson, Atiku recalled marrying Titi, an Ijesha woman, in the 1970s, a union that produced four children. “My children with Titi sometimes call me ‘Baba Rere,’ meaning good father,” Atiku said, describing his wife as his “Jewel of Inestimable Value.”
He dismissed fears of Hausa/Fulani domination as “absolutely unfounded,” insisting he is “a highly detribalised person” who has always enjoyed Yoruba friendship and political alliance. Atiku pledged that if elected, the South-West’s interests would remain central to his policies.
Atiku, now leading the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, is seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu, a Yoruba, in the 2027 race.