Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the 2027 general election will be a straight contest between the All Progressives Congress and Nigerians, warning that no volume of political defections will translate into genuine public support for the ruling party. Atiku, now a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, made the declaration on Friday in a statement issued by his media office, while reacting to the defection of Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to the APC. Fintiri had announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC on Friday morning in a 14-minute statewide broadcast, saying the decision was taken in the developmental interest of Adamawa State. He said he was moving to the APC with his entire cabinet, all PDP officials, and supporters a...