Lere Olayinka, an aide to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will join the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu promises to hand over to him.

This was as he disclosed that the coalition led by Atiku against President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election will fail.

Olayinka said this after Atiku led former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, former Sokoto governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam, on a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Atiku revealed that the visit was to pay Sallah homage to the former President as was his custom.

However, Olayinka couldn't help but notice a political undertone to the visit.

Posting on Facebook, Olayinka wrote: “Those of us who have sense know that any opposition being led by Atiku is a failure from the beginning.

"Reason is, if tomorrow President Tinubu calls Atiku and tells him, ‘Don’t worry, I will hand over to you in 2027, just join APC,’ he (Atiku) will be in the APC immediately.

"I am still waiting for Atiku to carry body and go to Abeokuta to pay Lisabi Day homage to OBJ sha.

"Also, we are doing Egungun Festival in my hometown next month. Let him not forget to pay Egungun Festival homage to us in Okemesi Ekiti.”

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