Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has given indication that he would contest his eligibility for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) waiver in court.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja while meeting with members of the Turaki Vanguard, Atiku insisted that he did not need to approach the Adamawa chapter of the party for waiver, a condition that the PDP National Working Committee had declared the former Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate must meet before he could be granted waiver. Atiku is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP for the 2011 election.

Article 10[b] iii of the party constitution makes provision for a new entrant to the party to seek for waiver through the state chapter of the party. Such waiver could only be granted by the PDP National Executive Committee, [NEC] on the recommendation of the party’s NWC and the zonal executive of the applicant,

However, speaking in Abuja the former vice president told the Turaki Vanguard, a support group campaigning for his election that he would go to court to ensure that neither he nor any other member of the PDP was denied the right to contest election on the ground of lack of waiver. “PDP says there is zoning in the constitution but Jonathan has the right under the constitution of Nigeria. It is correct. PDP says Atiku needs a waiver. PDP is wrong because I have a right under the constitution to contest. The same right Jonathan has.

“So, you see, I will like to go to court to contest that waiver so that nobody in the state will stop you from running, so that no governor or local government chairman will say oh, you need waiver at the local government level to become a councillor or you need waiver at the local government level to become member of the House of Assembly. No!.

“Any provisions in the constitution of the party that conflict with the provisions of the country’s constitution, those of you who are lawyers know that they are void. It is only if you allow them.”
“But if you challenge them, you will get your right. And the courts are just too happy to give you your fundamental human rights. The moment you go to them, they will be too happy to give them to you.
“We were born free, our constitution has guaranteed us all these freedoms and we should not allow anybody to take those freedoms from us no matter how powerful he is,” he said.

Atiku also carpeted the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who he said prevented people from expressing their minds and having lawful associations when he was in office. He said now that he (Obasanjo) had left office, people could once again express their minds and exercise their freedom of association.
“If you could recall, since this support group was established, have I ever spoken before you like this? Now, I am standing before you. Do you know why I am standing before you? Because together, we have made it possible, we have driven out the dictator; we have preserved the sanctity and credibility of our constitution, which allows for unfettered free and fair freedom of association.

“When he (Obasanjo) was in office, we couldn’t meet, we couldn’t discuss, we couldn’t interact because I was being hounded and you were being hounded. Now the man is gone, we are free to meet, we are free to interact, and you are free to ask any question whatsoever.” Atiku who claimed that he has been fighting in court for the right of people to move to the political party of their choice, said “I don’t mind going to court again” so that “those rights giving to us by the constitution must be given to us unfettered.”


http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/abujareports/2010/aug/23/abujareports-23-08-2010-002.htm

Just look at them.
My question is why is flood washing away pakistan and india, hurricanes hit the U.S
and landslides deal with china but nothing has come to carry nigeria away?


Only God knows sha.

hackney:

Just look at them.
My question is why is flood washing away pakistan and india, hurricanes hit the U.S
and landslides deal with china but nothing has come to carry nigeria away?


Only God knows sha.

All countries have different problems but nigeria problem is bad leadership.i just wish all these people are never in nigeria

See wahala o! Na by force?! It is obvious that PDP doesn't want this guy, why is he insisting on contesting under PDP. Oh! He suddenly realized that PDP is the only party he can 'rig' sorry 'win' election under abi, Rubbish! he is a well known political prostitute already. He will rule this country only in his dreams. Shameless old man.

Atiku has other options, if he thinks he can win, no matter the plateform, he can. Atiku is a political harlot like most of the Governors who have been moving from one party to the other wants power by all means. To him, the people does not matter in as much as you are in PDP. Does Atiku realise that we have 50 political parties?

Spyker:

Does Atiku realise that we have 50 political parties?

No he doesn't yet. He will learn after loosing i court.

No way for Atiku and IBB

I dont know why these kind of pigs are not yet dead.

Please is anybody in the house that know or have any idea of anybody closer to this man called Atiku to please just tell him to hold his peace/ PDP dont want this man he does not need to be told point blankly before this man get this message for God sake. Atiku pls presidency is not by force go and relax, enjoy the little that remains with you and look after your kids and your grandkids and stop messing yourself the more in the mane of I MUST BE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!

ha! how shameless can a man be? doesn't this man know by a free and fair election he can never become even a class monitor? i wonder why this rogue who is one of the wicked people who have put us in all the mess we are in now is now getting all desparate. for goodness sake he is not even relevant in his state!

This guy like many other Nigerian politicians doesn't know when to quit. What a shame!

Some years ago, he fell down and alive while he was doing exercise but now he will fall down and DEAD! While trying for president [color=#990000][/color]

MR Money £:

Our leaders are the natural disaster we have in Nigeria, Even natural disaster is far more better than them, because they tend to be permanent in their disastrous acts.

well said

MR Money £:

Our leaders are the natural disaster we have in Nigeria, Even natural disaster is far more better than them, because they tend to be permanent in their disastrous acts.

well said

Only if he knew how everyone else will love him wasting his time in court while the election process carries on.

Desperate housewife,OBJs housewife

He must have a large chunk of money to throw around and also be surrounded by sycophants to go on like this.

My dear Mr Former Vice President,

You were once respected by all. Now you seem to be losing it. Your actions depict one who wants to rule at all costs. I want to assume you were part of those who formulated the parties constitution. If such a clause exists in your parties constitution, you better respect it.

Fighting OBJ (one man) did not yield any good fruits. The result - you went AWOL, became a party harlot, reflected on your past deeds like the prodigal son and decided to go back to papa. You were welcomed back. Now what are we hearing?

You want to go to court. To challenge who? PDP? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

You are gradually losing your charisma to win elections in Nigeria my dear Mr Former Vice President.

Meanwhile going back to PDP means that you have accepted a position of 'sitdon look'. Please don't waste your money on 2011 elections.

A T I K U U U U U U !!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE GO TO SLEEP AS WE DON'T WANT TO REMIND OURSELVES OF THE UGLY ACTIVITIES THAT TRANSPIRED IN BPE AND MANY MORE OF SUCH NEGATIVE POLITICAL AMBITIONS AGAINST THE NIGERIAN.
PERHAPS HE DOESN'T KNOW, I HAVE ORDERED VONO BED FOR HIM TO SLEEP AND WATCH THIS COUNTRY AS IT WILL GROW TO THE HEIGHT IT DESERVE.
atttttttiiiiikkkkkkuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'LL NOT ENTER YOUR BOAT AS YOU ARE NOT A GOOD SAILOR INDEED.

hackney:

Just look at them.
My question is why is flood washing away pakistan and india, hurricanes hit the U.S
and landslides deal with china but nothing has come to carry nigeria away?


Only God knows sha.

It is a mystery very few can solve. with all our potentials in natural resources and population size (especially that we are the 3rd largest christian population in the world) timely progress has eluded us for over 5 decades and we have cause to celebrate 50 years of stangnacy.

Nations facing natural disasters public holidays still have the will and means to come up and continue, while we form our own disasters

atiku no deg shame at all , i no get anytin to tell am because mad man no dey no say e dey mad; he is a docorated mumu

Atiku go back to Adamawa and register, Forget these your antics and grow up

Atiku is just a loser, a low life hopping from one party to another trying to fulfill his greedy heart desire.
Even if it is the last thing OBJ does on earth. he will never allow him.
He is just a baba tope

Even if he is granted a waiver, what makes him believe he can clinch the PDP ticket? I dont know why we re not truthfull even to ourselves!

lol, karma maybe slow but it is sure to come. Atiku is an embodiment of greed, the disease of the ''big'' and powerful but visionless group that has plagued and stagnated our development. Make im carry dem go Hague if im like _{as u make your bed Atiku---}

Well done and well said fellow Nairalanders - at least there is some semblance of hope that not all the people can be fooled (by these spent politicians) all the time !

I even heard there's a party called NPP.
Nairalanders Progressive Party
they're doing their primaries on 35th september

www.nairaland.com/2011

Hmmmmm, Lets see how it turns up.

He will get his verdict on the eve of the election.na today ?