Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has held a closed-door meeting with a former governor of Zamfara State and senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, in Abuja.
The meeting, it was gathered, took place at Atiku’s residence in the Federal Capital Territory behind closed doors. At the end of the meeting, neither Atiku nor Yari addressed journalists and no official statement was issued on its purpose as of the time of filing this report.
However, the development has continued to fuel political speculation, coming amid renewed talks of alignments and realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, who was the presidential flagbearer of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, recently defected to the African Democratic Congress as part of a broader opposition coalition.
Atiku has consistently indicated his intention to remain active in national politics and to contest the next presidential election.
Yari, on the other hand, is a serving senator on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. The former Zamfara governor contested the presidency of the Senate following the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly but lost to the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Although the agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained, sources within the ADC said political engagements had intensified in recent weeks, making such high-level interactions possible.
One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly, said political actors were already positioning ahead of the next election cycle.
He said, “This is a political era, and there are alignments and realignments going on across the country.
“While no one has categorically said this meeting was political, you cannot rule out anything at this point.”
