From Obasanjo and Tinubu camps to Atiku’s war room, by Emmanuel Aziken

Atiku Abubakar’s choice of leaders for his 2027 presidential campaign tells a larger story than the announcement of a campaign council. Its chairman, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, was once firmly identified with Olusegun Obasanjo. Its deputy chairman, Nasir El-Rufai, served on a panel that examined allegations against Atiku during his bitter struggle with Obasanjo. Both later moved through the political camp that brought Bola Tinubu to power. Now they are to help Atiku defeat him.
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The appointment of Ibrahim-Imam is an illustration of how far Nigeria’s political relationships can travel. At the start of the Fourth R...