Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the 2027 presidential election in Nigeria will not be business as usual.

This is even as he said that the proposed coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 was not a joke.

Atiku maintained that the coalition is a deliberate effort to recover and rebuild Nigeria in line with the yearnings and aspirations of the people.

He disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Monday, saying it was part of his message to a delegation of Kannywood and key North West opinion leaders.

Atiku said he charged the forum to take its commitment seriously and enlighten the people on the need to embrace the ongoing efforts to recover and rebuild Nigeria for the good of the majority of its people.

The post read: “This afternoon, I told a delegation of Kannywood and key North West opinion leaders that the opposition coalition being put together is not a joke, and it will soon be unveiled.

“I told the visiting forum that the envisaged coalition is a deliberate effort to recover and rebuild Nigeria in line with the yearnings and aspirations of the people.

“I was inspired by the revelation of the North West stakeholders in the new media industry that they are building a coalition ahead of 2027 to back the Coalition of opposition political leaders.

“Dr Aslam Aliyu, a top Zamfara politician who leads the PAA 2027, NEW MEDIA & DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS FORUM, a coalition of digital media stakeholders, led the delegation.

“The forum is comprised of members of Kannywood, Zamfara TOP 10, and other groups.

“The forum informed me that their commitment is predicated on a review of the outcome of the 2023 polls and the voter awareness and information gaps identified.

“Some members of the forum, who played roles in the election of the President Tinubu-led APC government, expressed deep regrets about foisting an incompetent and clueless leadership on Nigeria and expressed a commitment to back the ongoing coalition efforts of opposition leaders.

“I assured the forum that 2027 will not be business as usual.

“I charged the forum to take its commitment seriously and enlighten the people on the need to embrace the ongoing efforts to recover and rebuild Nigeria for the good of the majority of its people.

“I am aware of the pervasive level of insecurity and other challenges citizens are facing daily. Suffice it to say that we, in the coalition, have the individual and collective capacity to tackle them headlong.