Atiku Abubakar has reacted to report of APC promising South East and South West Presidency in 2023, only if they vote for Buhari.


The PDP Presidential candidate who told the two geo-political zones to take their destinies in their hands by doing the right thing in the 2019 general elections, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of trading with 2023 in a bid to return to power at all cost.

The statement from Atiku Abubakar reads in full;

“In its desperation to hang on to power despite its abysmal failure so far, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Presidency, have resorted to trading with the lure of 2023 presidency, promising both the South East and South West respectively of the 2023 Presidency in exchange for votes.

“Giving out two promises has exposed the insincerity and dubious intention of the Buhari-led federal government with the people of the South-East and South-West geopolitical zones with empty promises of bequeathing power to the two zones at the same time in 2023. This is why Nigerians cannot take the APC and the Buhari presidency serious any longer, as we prepare for the 2019 election,” Atiku said in the statement.

“Speaking on behalf of Presidency in Owerri last week, the SGF told the gathering that the President would hand over the reins of power to a South-Easterner, while calling on the people to support President Buhari in 2019.

“Meanwhile, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had also told leaders of the South-West to support the re-election of President Buhari so as to get the presidency in 2023.



According to PDP campaign council, “two principal officers of the same government cannot be fooling Nigerians with vainglorious promises all in the name of re-election. Such discordant tunes by the first and second citizens of our dear country have exposed lack of synergy, and display of double standard and double-speak by chieftains of a government that has continued to display wanton desperation to hold on to power at all cost in the face of monumental failure.”

The statement continued: “How can the President be promising South-Easterners the Presidency when his Vice President is also promising the South-Westerners same position in 2023, all in the name of 2019 re-election?. “This is a clear show of deceit, desperation, crass insincerity and hypocrisy of the highest order. This is a clarion call on the South-Easterners not to trust such carrot being dangled before them as it has become obvious that this government neither fulfils promises nor keeps any convenant.

“The same government cannot promise the Igbos and Yorubas at the same time if it were sincere about the shape of politics of 2023 Presidency. This government has an uncommon reputation for deceit, lies, insincerity and hypocrisy especially when it has to do with its 2019 re-election bid.

“Nigerians are beginning to see through the pretensions and dubiety of purpose of the Buhari-led federal government; a government that has shown its incapacitation and leadership atrophy in the last three years and crippled the fabric of our collegiate solidarity and unity through nepotism and cronyism.

“The President cannot on the one hand be playing God by decreeing which zone it intends to bequeath the reins of power, while his Vice President on the other hand is also promising his South-West zone of same position. This is a typical feature of power hawkers, in their desperation to hoodwink buyers to patronise their morbid products.

“The Nigerian public must wake up to this double-speak and vote out this inconsistent government in 2019. It is a responsibility that every Nigerian must buy into in order to save the country from further maladies and misgovernance.”

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Power of presidency cannot be given to anyone or promised to be given to anyone. You must struggle for power at the appropriate time. However, SE have no stake in APC, it will be foolhardy on the part of SW to concede power to SE in 2023. Even imo state that voted APC as governor, same number of votes were not given to APC presidency during same election. APC didn't have the minimum %age of 25 for presidency in imo state and the entire SE states.

Quite obvious pdp has no strategy other than to create stories or mention APC in everything they do,Atiku Judas if he had all these solutions to save the Nigerian Economy I wonder why he never gave the blueprint to the Party or the FG in his 4 years as a member of APC?Now he wants to be feeding Gullible Citizens these cock & bull stories?

President has not promised SW. Presidency if they vote him. No. He has no say in that. Presidency rotates baxk to South in 2023, the Party will pick where its candidate come from, not Buhari.

SW is in line to succeed it. Whoelse is in APC to take over after him if not SW? Thats no brainer!

SE is not in line of succession and so has zero opportunity. Buhari is promising them a handover if they vote him. Again, Buhari has no say so in it, the party does.

I am surprised Atiku went to press with this one. Someone at his level should look at things critically and not just open mouth. This is why Tinubu outsmarts him everytime. He reveals his position too readily.

ATIKU PLAYS CHILDISH POLITICS
PDP PLAYS PETTY POLITICS

Wetin concern athiefKUlooter with APC mata?



These worthless PDP clowns sef..

rexwalters:
Quite obvious pdp has no strategy other than to create stories or mention APC in everything they do,Atiku Judas if he had all these solutions to save the Nigerian Economy I wonder why he never gave the blueprint to the Party or the FG in his 4 years as a member of APC?Now he wants to be feeding Gullible Citizens these cock & bull stories?

He actually has a well articulated blueprint ready, over a hundred pages long.

He only joined APC so he could get a shot at power

And again, PMB understanding of economics is lamentable which was why his exchange control policies brought a severe recession in 2016

ImperialYoruba:
President has not promised SW. Presidency if they vote him. No. He has no say in that. Presidency rotates baxk to South in 2023, the Party will pick where its candidate come from, not Buhari.

SW is in line to succeed it. Whoelse is in APC to take over after him if not SW? Thats no brainer!

SE is not in line of succession and so has zero opportunity. Buhari is promising them a handover if they vote him. Again, Buhari has no say so in it, the party does.

I am surprised Atiku went to press with this one. Someone at his level should look at things critically and not just open mouth. This is why Tinubu outsmarts him everytime. He reveals his position too readily.

....The 'party' will pick where its candidate comes from.....Who then is the party?

Both region can fight over empty promises but should be aware that there might not be an APC existing after 2019.
Moreso, it may be a plot by the northern elites to cause division which will give them the opportunity to keep governing. Ethnic sentiment have infiltrated our youths and that is not a good sign. Sad!

#Richdad

President Atiku is spot on.

Atiku have failed to promised to do for one term and hand over to South. Atiku hide and seek game will be his downfall. Apc are doing there job very well by letting southern to vote for them

and take back power in 2023. while Atiku is there pretending he does not know what he was doing. he have not won election yet he is there planning to be in power for 8 years

rexwalters:
Quite obvious pdp has no strategy other than to create stories or mention APC in everything they do,Atiku Judas if he had all these solutions to save the Nigerian Economy I wonder why he never gave the blueprint to the Party or the FG in his 4 years as a member of APC?Now he wants to be feeding Gullible Citizens these cock & bull stories?

Did you really write this or someone hacked into your account?

If APC zones presidency to SW in 2023...we pdp and igbos will support either tambulwal, kwakwso or el rufai.

Anybody but yoruba in 2023

APC is full of deceit

And to think of it...this is what is giving that Iberiberism of a Governor hope that he will contest for Presidency by 2023. But he does not know that Tinubu in the name of 2023 may have a hand in what Osho has been doing to him

Apc are deceiving SE. No major political party will zone their presidential candidates to SE. Even Pdp cant try it.

Amumaigwe:


....The 'party' will pick where its candidate comes from.....Who then is the party?

The people.

helinues:
Apc are deceiving SE. No major political party will zone their presidential candidates to SE. Even Pdp cant try it.

Oga, who ask you? Is that the topic?

ImperialYoruba:


Oga, who ask you? Is that the topic?

You missed road or what?

sorom4:
APC is full of deceit

And to think of it...this is what is giving that Iberiberism of a Governor hope that he will contest for Presidency by 2023. But he does not know that Tinubu in the name of 2023 may have a hand in what Osho has been doing to him

Its betweeen Rochas and the old chairman, Oyegun. The new party chairman has no hands in his palava. The palava dey there before Oshio took over. Stop fanning embers of ethnic discord.

Bede2u:
If APC zones presidency to SW in 2023...we pdp and igbos will support either tambulwal, kwakwso or el rufai.

Anybody but yoruba in 2023

Even if PDP presents a southern candidate in 2023 which its most likely to do knowing the North just completed 8 years in power?

Or are you making El Rufai APGA candidate?

Politics of emotion has always been your Achilles heel.

helinues:


You missed road or what?

Shut up! Focus on topic of discussion and stop derailing thread. On Christmas eve for that matter.

helinues:
Apc are deceiving SE. No major political party will zone their presidential candidates to SE. Even Pdp cant try it.

Even the SE knows they stand no chance at clinching APCs presidential ticket. What is their stake?

They just want to make noise.

A party of deceit.
APC Oleeeee

QuotaSystem:


Even the SE knows they stand no chance at clinching APCs presidential ticket. What is their stake?

They just want to make noise.

SE people have already concluded in supporting northerner in 2023. Cowardice I may say.

QuotaSystem:


Even if PDP presents a southern candidate which its most likely to do knowing the North just completed 8 years in power?

Or are you making El Rufai APGA candidate?

Politics of emotion has always been your Achilles heel.

They all have realized where 2019 has in hold. Their leaders met and came up with a communique asking for 2019 election to be put on hold.

Theyve switched off power on Atikulate. Atiku will regret picking candidate from a region everybody knows is a political risk.

ImperialYoruba:


Shut up! Focus on topic of discussion and stop derailing thread. On Christmas eve for that matter.

Derailing from the thread how?
Mosquitoes Wey bite you this morning bad gan ooo..

These people are playing ludo with our brain, nigerians are gullible sha

helinues:


SE people have already concluded in supporting northerner in 2023. Cowardice I may say.

It's so wildly ironic to their erstwhile anti-'abokki', anti-Islam & anti-born-to-rule stance that it always makes me laugh whenever they say that

I knew and stated it since 2015 that despite the insults and bigotry against the north for flushing Jonothing out, Ndigbo will eventually become the biggest campaigners for Arewa presidency....now just 3 years later they're ATIKULATING and planning to dash Arewa another 8 years in 2023. Isn't this world wonderful?

That's the result of playing politics with the mindset of a woman suffering prolonged menstrual cramps.

QuotaSystem:


It's so wildly ironic to their erstwhile anti-'abokki', anti-Islam & anti-born-to-rule stance that it always makes me laugh whenever they say that

That's the result of playing politics with the mindset of a woman suffering prolonged menstrual cramps.

They are hypocrites. Instead of them to correct their past political blunders, they keep on destroying the remaining bridges. 4 presidential elections to come, they can never smell the president post.

This is not hatred but reality

SE has no chance

helinues:


They are hypocrites. Instead of them to correct their past political blunders, they keep on destroying the remaining bridges. 4 presidential elections to come, they can never smell the president post.

This is not hatred but reality

If only you know how that "building bridge' phrase dey pepper them...lol

It's their only way out but they're too filled with pride, hubris and lack diplomatic skills to pull it off.

Tragic.

Mature individuals above me playing tribal cards rather than looking for who has best to offer. Spits on all of them