Adamawa By-election: Atiku Plots To Capture The State For APC As Crisis Hits PDP


Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
Following the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has begun moves to capture his home state for his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election billed to hold next month. It has been gathered that Atiku is banking strongly on his growing profile as the undisputed leader of the APC in the state which has blossomed with the impeachment of former Governor Murtala Nyako and the defection of the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the PDP last Saturday to test his political might in the forthcoming governorship by-election in the state.
A source close to the state chapter of the APC told our correspondent that the party leaders have turned to Atiku for direction in the battle to capture Adamawa by ensuring the choice of a formidable candidate who would take advantage of the confusion created by the defection of Ribadu to the PDP. He said the crisis generated by the alleged bid by the national chairman of the PDP, Adamu Mu’azu and the principal personal secretary to the president, Hassan Tukur to impose Ribadu on the party as its candidate for the October 11 governorship poll, some elders in the state have approached Atiku to lead the way and give a sense of belonging to the generality of the people of the state to ensure equity and fair play.
The source said the former VP has cashed in on the crisis rocking the PDP in the state and is believed to have thrown his weight behind Barrister Boss Mustapha, a Christian from Kilba ethnic group for the governorship race. It was further gathered that Atiku’s resolve to support Mustapha is based on the request of some Christian leaders who met and pleaded with him to give them a Christian candidate as a form of compensation.

berem: Nice move by Atiku Abubakar. A christian governor will surely emerge in Adamawa state. Since christians also make up half of the population of the state,I think they should be given the chance.

Sloan: Ribadu better win the election! I mean getting the PDP ticket will not be enough because if he fails, he has ruined all his phantom goodwill, locally and internationally. Even after he wins, he would have to keep such a clean profile, no allegation of corruption or nepotism must ever be charged to him or his government. If he fails in any of these, he is permanently done. All his goodwill finished, and will be in the same category as Ibori, the same man he did all he could to bring to justice. Bode George, Tafa, etc all indeed would have had the last laugh and be will be ashamed.

Gbawe:

It will be intriguing to see how this turns out for Ribadu. Some, given what Nigeria is, might well argue he saw a chance he could not pass up. Yet one must wonder if Ribadu thought things through properly before he took the plunge. Time will tell.

egift: The game is on. Bring it on. I see Jonathan having nightmare and relocating to Adamawa State

ProfCorruption: We have now reduced everything to religion in Nigeria. Really sad.

skyfall:

If you look at it properly, religion is no problem for the politicians - they have a way of understanding and settling one another. They only use it to control the masses. It's the masses' reaponsibility to look beyond religion when choosing leaders.

Gbawe:
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