Atiku accuses Tinubu government of closing Arewa House
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, accuses Bola Tinubu’s government of closing Arewa House, a venue planned for campaign consultations in Abuja. The accusation comes ahead of the presidential election on 16 January 2027, according to a statement from his campaign council.
Former Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of closing Arewa House, a building in Abuja that his campaign team wanted to use for political consultations ahead of the presidential election on 16 January 2027. He made the accusation in a statement published on Wednesday 11 November by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, the party of which he is the presidential candidate.
“The APC government decided to close the building,” Atiku Abubakar said, referring to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party in Nigeria. The former vice-president described the closure as an obstacle to preparations for his electoral campaign.
The ADC also criticised the late publication of the certified true copy of the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court under Judge Peter Lifu. The decision removed the party leadership led by David Mark, former president of the Nigerian Senate. According to the ADC, the late transmission of the court document reduces the time available to the party to study the judgment and prepare its next legal steps.
The party said it had little time to determine its strategy and announced that it would challenge the consequences of the decision. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), responsible for organising elections in Nigeria, is to communicate its position after the certified copy of the judgment is published.
The new confrontation comes amid preparations for the January 2027 presidential election. On 10 November, the ADC had already challenged Bola Tinubu to face Atiku at the polls on 16 January 2027.
