APM Asks Tinubu to quit 2027 race over drug care 

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to quit the 2027 election race.

APM noted that the plea by President Tinubu before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 28, 2026, to block a summary judgment and prevent the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from releasing incriminating documents allegedly linking him to narcotic trafficking, further confirms his fear of conviction.

This was disclosed by Yusuf Abubakar, National Publicity Secretary of the party, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

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The party maintained that the “desperation exhibited by President Tinubu’s lawyers to stall the case and frustrate the release of vital evidence on the grounds that such disclosure would affect him personally is viewed by Nigerians and the global community as an admission of guilt.”

According to APM if, indeed, President Tinubu’s lawyers were convinced of his innocence, they should have boldly used this case as an opportunity to help clear his name once and for all, rather than seeking to suppress evidence.

The party argued that citing the right to privacy and the potential impact of the release of the documents on Nigerian politics as reasons to stall the case demonstrates that the President is troubled by the implications of Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) regarding this self-inflicted situation.

“For clarity, Section 137(1)(d) provides that a person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if “he… is under a sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offence involving dishonesty or fraud (by whatever name called).” It is instructive to note that Nigeria is a signatory to all three major international treaties on drug and narcotic control.” The statement added.

The party said it remained “optimistic that the U.S. court will determine the matter strictly in accordance with the law and the evidence presented.

“As a party, we insist that no individual, regardless of their political position, should be beyond the reach of the law, especially regarding drug-related issues of legitimate concern to the entire world.

“Nigerians are confident in this pursuit because the United States judicial system has demonstrated on several occasions that political status does not place an individual above the law. A notable example is the case of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted by a U.S. federal jury in Manhattan on drug-related charges in March 2024.”

APM therefore restated that “Nigeria deserves a president free from questions of fraud, corruption, and dishonesty. We, therefore, counsel President Tinubu to spare the nation the pain, cost, and embarrassment of this situation by stepping down from the race.

“We also advise all those presenting themselves for the office of the President of Nigeria to be prepared to face public scrutiny regarding their records.”