Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old, saying he has evidence to support the allegation.
Atiku made the claim in an interview with the BBC while explaining why he believes he remains qualified to contest the presidency.
“I have a president who is 90 years old now, and who is sick. I am healthy; I am strong. So why would I not make my services available to my fellow countrymen?” he said.
Atiku added that he would present what he described as evidence of Tinubu’s age in court.
Speaking about his political career, the ADC candidate said his decision to contest the presidency was within his constitutional rights.
He recalled that he had contested for governor four times but was repeatedly disqualified by military authorities overseeing Nigeria’s transition to democracy.
According to him, his opposition to military rule contributed to his repeated disqualifications.
“I ran for governor four times, because at that position, the people who were in charge of Nigeria’s transition to democracy were military, and I was so anti-military. Any time I won, they would disqualify me,” Atiku said.