Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has held a private meeting with a former governor of Zamfara State and senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, in Abuja.
Daily Trust gathered that the meeting took place at Atiku’s residence in the Federal Capital Territory and was held behind closed doors. Neither Atiku nor Yari addressed journalists after the meeting, and no official statement was issued on its purpose as of the time of filing this report.
The development has nonetheless fuelled political speculation, coming amid renewed talks of alignments and realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, recently aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as part of a broader opposition coalition. He has repeatedly indicated his intention to remain active in national politics and to contest the next presidential election.
Yari, on the other hand, is a serving senator on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The former Zamfara governor contested the presidency of the Senate following the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly but lost to the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Although the agenda of the meeting could not be independently verified, sources within the ADC said political engagements had intensified in recent weeks, making such high-level interactions unsurprising.
One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly, said political actors were already positioning ahead of the next election cycle.
“This is a political era, and there are alignments and realignments going on across the country,” the source said. “While no one has categorically said this meeting was political, you cannot rule out anything at this point.”..See More