The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that he is more concerned about the present predicament of the nation rather than the 2027 presidency.

He stated this while responding to a remark by the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Bode George, that he should ignore running for the presidency in 2027.

George had advised Atiku to take a cue from United States President Joe Biden and bury any thought of vying for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027.

However, Atiku charged the PDP chieftain to advise Tinubu to reassess his policies affecting Nigerians and not comment on his political future.

Speaking via a statement by his spokesman Paul Ibe, the former VP said it is insensitive for the elder statesman to be talking about 2027 election considering the situation in the country.

He said, “We cannot afford to put the cart before the horse. At this point, Atiku Abubakar’s preoccupation is not 2027. His concern is about 2024.

“It is about 2025 and 2026 and beyond. His concern is about the plight of Nigerians who are literarily going through hell because of the failed trial-and-error policies of this administration.

“The average citizen, and indeed all Nigerians, need to survive the tsunami that has become the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

“It is insensitive to be talking about 2027 now when the 2023 mandate has not yielded any tangible benefits for Nigerians, who are now far worse off in every facet of life.

“Bode George himself should also turn his attention to counselling Tinubu to reassess some of his ill-advised policies that have deepened poverty and divisions in our country instead of prioritising the politics of 2027.”