“Heaven Will Come Down”: Kenneth Imasuagbon Vows Atiku Must Contest 2027 Presidency Or Face No Election

Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has vowed that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar must be on the ballot for the 2027 presidential election, warning that there will be no election if he is excluded.

Imasuagbon spoke passionately during an interview, reacting to the Federal High Court judgment that nullified the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the ADC and invalidated the party’s presidential primary that produced Atiku as its candidate.

“Heaven will come down. Atiku must be on the ballot. I say it again. If Atiku is not going to be on the ballot, we will be embarrassed,” Imasuagbon said.

He lamented the state of the country and the loss of respect for Nigerians abroad.

“The kind of leadership and the kind of things we are hearing about Nigeria — if you carry a Nigerian passport, are you happy? Each time I carry a Nigerian passport, I hide it at the airport. Maybe your case is different,” he said.

When the interviewer interjected that he remains a proud Nigerian no matter what anybody thinks about the country, Imasuagbon insisted that the country has failed its citizens.

“Our country has failed… I carried my passport proudly,” he said.

“If you carry a Nigerian passport today, do you have the recognition, regard, and respect from other countries? The answer is no! We are a country that borrows and begs, and we steal our money and loot our money, and take them overseas. I will say this loud and clear…”

Repeating his vow, Imasuagbon said God has answered the prayers of Nigerians and that any attempt to exclude Atiku would not stand.

“Heaven will come down. God has answered the prayers of the Nigerian people. Atiku must be on the ballot. I say it again. That [plan for] Atiku not to be on the ballot will not go through. That will not be an election. Nobody should — nobody can do it. Without Atiku, there will not be an election. Even the whole world, the whole world, they are supporting our Atiku.”