2027: Rufai Oseni Knocks Atiku Over Zoning Comments

• Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of hypocrisy over his position on zoning.

Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of hypocrisy over his position on zoning within Nigeria’s political system.

Oseni made the remarks during a broadcast on Arise TV while discussing zoning arrangements and political alignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to the television host, Atiku appears to support zoning whenever it aligns with his political interests but dismisses it when it no longer favours him.

“Atiku Abubakar should stop being hypocritical. When zoning favours him, he has no problem with it, but when it doesn’t favour him, he suddenly calls it self-defeating,” Oseni said.

The Arise TV presenter also questioned Atiku’s past political actions, particularly his role during the 2011 election cycle involving former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“Is it not the same Atiku that went to court against Jonathan in 2011 to ensure the PDP zoning formula? There were many court cases,” he added.

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Oseni noted that although some courts declined jurisdiction over the matter at the time, they still acknowledged the existence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement.

“So, when he was going to court, when he was pushing them against Jonathan, zoning was not self-defeating, right? How about when he left Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007?” he asked.

The comments come amid renewed political debates over zoning and power rotation ahead of the 2027 presidential election, as political parties and opposition figures continue consultations and alliance talks across the country.