2027: Muslim-Muslim Ticket Will Give Opposition Easy Campaign Tool- APC Chieftain

Newsbeat Editor August 21, 2025

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dominic Alancha, has argued that retaining the Muslim-Muslim ticket would present the opposition with an easy campaign tool.

Speaking on Wednesday as a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Alancha said “If the Muslim-Muslim ticket is retained, it’s going to pose a threat and deplete our support base. The opposition coalition is not sleeping; they are working very seriously. If Obi and Atiku come together, we are talking almost 14 million votes against our eight million votes from the 2023 general elections”.

He warned that a possible alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi could weaken the ruling party’s chances ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Alancha said “In 2027, the dynamics may not be the same as what happened in 2023. If Peter Obi and Atiku can align, have a consensus amongst themselves and agree on a single ticket, I’m telling you it’s going to deplete our support base because, at the table, they already have over 13 to 14 million votes”.

The APC member, who also leads the Northern Ethnic Nationality Forum (NENF), further advised President Tinubu against retaining the Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2027, insisting it could erode the party’s national appeal.

“It is not too early in the day because preparation precedes manifestation. If you’re not preparing to succeed, then you must have been planning to fail. What we are telling the President, as members of the APC and as citizens in touch with the grassroots, is that there may be quietness now, but when campaigns commence, there are going to be serious issues,” he warned.

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The NENF had earlier advised the President to avoid repeating the 2023 formula, stressing that it alienated northern Christians and limited the party’s electoral reach.

Ahead of the 2027 polls, opposition leaders including Atiku, Obi, ex-Senate President David Mark, ex-ministers Rauf Aregbesola and Rotimi Amaechi, and ex-Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, on July 2, 2025, adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their coalition platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu.