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Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by balatukur: 9:15am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Abuja – The crises bedeviling the opposition
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been blamed
on the adoption of former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar to fly the flag of the PDP in 2019.
Abubakar was the vice president during the eight
years in which President Olusegun Obasanjo ran the
country under the platform of the PDP. A member
of the G-34, which saw to the formation of the PDP,
the former vice president used his financial war
chest to see to the success of the party until
schism and internal bickering in the Presidency
made him join the opposition.
But things appeared to have changed as emerging
facts show that PDP governors and other notable
leaders in the party may have identified him as the
most viable candidate to wrest power from the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after the
2015 presidential fiasco.
Independent gathered that some hawks in the
troubled party had conceived earlier in the year that
ex-president and current African most celebrated
democratic icon, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan might be
the ideal candidate due to his rising domestic and
international stocks but he turned it down, advising
that the leaders of the party should search more
broadly.
Jonathan was said to have been approached by the
controversial factional chairman of the party, Ali
Modu-Sheriff to provide N3 trillion so that he could
be adopted as the party’s sole candidate when “the
time was ripe,” a source in the National Working
Committee told Independent. Even though the
source could not clarify if Jonathan was personally
informed, he was sure the former president knew
and when reports were brought back that the former
president was not disposed to ruling the country
again, “Sheriff started to nurse the ambition. That
was why he manipulated some current PDP
governors to adopt him until 2018 when he would
step down as the party’s chairman and be adopted
as the sole candidate to run for president.”
But things did not work out, the source said, adding
that in one of the meetings held at the residence of
a former senator from the north central zone, Mr
Sheriff’s calculations were immediately uncovered.
“His calculations were made clear at the meetings.
So moves were made to first unify the northern PDP
members and then reach out to the south. The
knock out blow was the shrewd role of Senator
Ibrahim Mantu and former Minister, Professor Jerry
Gana, who stuck to their guns and informed PDP
governors and other members of what was in the
offing.
“At the first Port Harcourt’s conference, the table
turned as Rivers State and Ekiti State governors
quickly aligned with the Mantu group and left Modu-
Sheriff alone,” the source explained.
“Once that was achieved amid erroneous courts
judgement that were obtained by Modu-Sheriff, the
need to quickly shop for ideal candidates started.
At a meeting in the governor’s lodge of one of the
south south states, it was agreed that two PDP
members who decamped to APC were ideal
candidates.”
The source explained that the two mentioned were
Atiku and Senate President Bukola Saraki.
To achieve this, a more amenable and corrupt-free
party chairman must be chosen. “The need to zone
it to the south was strategic just like the need to
zone the party’s candidate to the north was,”
another source explained.
“The calculations were not to scheme out people
but to let a popular candidate win and that popular
candidate, by the governors calculations who are
scheming to clear the way for Atiku, was Jimi
Agbaje. The PDP governors accepted him without a
dissenter. And he is not running for the Alausa
office again.”
Sources then told Independent that the governors
settled for Atiku owing to his complete
understanding of the political process, broad
political space he has created, stupendous financial
possession and his position on key issues plaguing
the nation – true federalism.
“He is for true federalism. The larger south sees
him as one of theirs. Far above that, his acceptance
to provide a whopping N3 trillion for the party since
PDP is no longer in power and would compete
against federal resources was far seen as an
incentive than anything else,” the source averred.
According to the plan, Abubakar would officially
decamp early next year after all the party’s
structures have been created. A lot of consultations
are ongoing such that once he decamps, “about 30
political parties would adopt him to send a strong
message of his acceptability.”
According to another source in the PDP’s National
Executive Committee, Abubakar prefers to use the
platform he helped to form, he nurtured and “served
in as a VP. Far from that, you can see the
disenchantment in the nation. Even the APC is
bogged down with internal crisis. The party is
disappearing because of infighting. PDP did not
witness this when it was in power. While it had
crisis, the party’s chairman was not made to look
like a little and confused boy as you see in APC.
“But the APC’s undoing is their unreadiness to lead
the country. The indices are against them. Nothing
is working. Even those ruling us are hungry and
angry, could you imagined? That is why they are
confused and Nigerians are against them.
“Would you run under such a crazy platform?
Abubakar I know would not accept that. In no time,
he would come back home because the PDP is his
home. He would come with over 300 Atiku
Abubakar support groups. Do you know what that
means?
With last Wednesday’s Federal High Court ruling in
Abuja barring Modu-Sheriff from parading himself as
the PDP chairman, sources say a new convention
date might be announced and the venue could be
changed to Abuja.
This hint emerged on Friday as almost all PDP
bigwigs gathered in Abia State for late Chief Ojo
Madueke’s interment. Leaders of the party, a
particular source said would discuss the last
Wednesday’s botched party convention in Port
Hacourt informally and seek for a short date for “a
mother of all convention.” http://independentnig.com/375708-2/ |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by sarrki(m): 9:18am On Aug 20, 2016 |
DOD Dead On Arrival 1 Like |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Nobody: 9:21am On Aug 20, 2016 |
ok |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by LORDOFAFONJAS: 9:23am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Heaven knows i am going to lead Atiku's campaign team on Nairaland, and also enusre he comes out successful 3 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Nobody: 9:25am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Atiku and political prostitution are 4 Likes
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Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by sarrki(m): 9:29am On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS:Atiku that can't win his state ? Is that the candidate you want to sell to us on nairaland? 6 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Tunami(m): 9:32am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Recycling of same old people. |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by aalangel(f): 9:32am On Aug 20, 2016 |
balatukur:Spacing your write-up is better for the eyes. 3 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Everfrank(m): 9:34am On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS:You can offer your service and make your money. But I bet you for all the money you may make that he can't make it. There is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2019- we compelled PMB to contest four times and we shall compel him once more. There won't won't be any vacancy for the likes of Atiku in 2023 either. We need clean anti-corruption crusader to succeed PMB because the war on corruption is now a life long undertaking. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by OsuIbo: 9:38am On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS:I thought I read you give your support to the NDA on the other thread where they threatened to declare Niger Delta Republic on the 1st of October this year. Why do you want to give your support to Atiku's 2019 presidential ambition again? By 2019, shouldnt you all be in your Niger Delta country? Do you mean to tell us now that you will leave your country(Niger Delta) to come support Atiku, a Fulani mans' presidency in another country(Nigeria)? Or is the threat of secession on Oct 1st by the NDA just another ogogoro induced joke 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by temitemi1(m): 9:42am On Aug 20, 2016 |
2019 is gonna be sooooooooooooooo interesting 2 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by OfficialAwol(m): 9:46am On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS: Your name is "lordofafonjas", right? And you intend to lead Atiku's campaign in 2019 on the platform of PDP? Are you not by implication admitting that you and those you "lord" were wrong to have voted the Bubu-in-Chief into power? I guess I need to inform Tinubu that his Jazz is graciously losing efficacy and the people from the WASTE are hurriedly gaining their senses back from zombiism. And I think you should know that Bubu's mouth odour has increased the price of everything including the WAILERS' form. So get ready to pay through your nose for the form. Rubbish!!! |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by dra1987(m): 9:54am On Aug 20, 2016 |
We really need pple like Atiku Abubakar to lead this country,Atiku has plans to restructure Nigeria and i pray he image the candidate for president in any party am with him . God bless Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by TonyeBarcanista(m): 10:03am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Only time will tell... |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by LORDOFTHEOSU: 10:10am On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS: Who else will you support? Ekwerremadu? Even OBJ and Yaradua defeated ojukwu in yeeboe land Abeg support Atiku jare. Any gworo chewing Fulani cattle rearer is ok But does it mean biabia republic agitation was a joke like we all suspected all along? 4 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by LORDOFTHEOSU: 10:12am On Aug 20, 2016 |
OfficialAwol: I'm sorry but why are you yabbing your fellow OSU na? The guy wants to vote another gworo chewing Fulani herdsmen, what is your bp rising for? 3 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by antispexish(m): 10:20am On Aug 20, 2016 |
POP wants to be atikulised again!, well, he will get Ipob votes, they will vote for anything as long as it's not buhari! 3 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Naijiant: 10:29am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Atiku is already funding the PDP: http://www.naijiant.com/beer-parlour-gist/atiku-funding-pdp/ 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Hedonistically: 10:57am On Aug 20, 2016 |
While I support Atiku and believe that he will make a far better and more competent president than this obnoxious Daura idiot currently parading himself as our ruler, I think certain aspects of this report are ridiculous. So you mean Atiku can contribute N3 trillion to the PDP!!! Really? N3 trillion that is roughly $9 billion? ? ? So Atiku has $9 billion in spendable liquid assets? How much is he then worth? Make una no make me vex abeg. 1 Like |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by chernest2002: 11:09am On Aug 20, 2016 |
One Atiku is better than a million buhari, in managing the economy, being democratic, security or otherwise but i don't trust his attitude towards corruption. Proudly 5%. 2 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by KINGwax007(m): 11:18am On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS:u almost fooled me! The outcome of your camplaign for joanthan in 2015 still dey stink 2 Likes
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Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by amaechi1: 11:36am On Aug 20, 2016 |
dra1987: Tell me you just joking. Another fulani man. Vote for a Northerner? What happen to call to secede. 4 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by amaechi1: 11:37am On Aug 20, 2016 |
chernest2002: Good economic skills + corruption = worst than hell. 1 Like |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by sarrki(m): 11:56am On Aug 20, 2016 |
OsuIbo:Bros abeg no kill person here ooooo 3 Likes |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by fizzile(m): 11:57am On Aug 20, 2016 |
Vote Atiku/Donald Duke 2019 or Atiku/Ekweremadu 2019. What a force to reckon with. We don't need am old man who doesn't know his left from his right. Haters can go to H3LL !!! 1 Like |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Nobody: 12:09pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFAFONJAS: Count me in...he is by far better than the current man we have now in everything |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by AlPeter: 12:53pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
Seriously! Atiku the well known thief? We are complaining about corruption and division and some folks wants to vote Atiku? Damn hatred has made some folks lose their brain. Seems the so called foo lanis are wiser than the Ugandans |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Sirmuel1(m): 1:21pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
What's the f^ckin old man still looking for? Don't we have youths in this country? |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by OfficialAwol(m): 2:04pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
LORDOFTHEOSU: Bp rise for what? And hey, I'm not OSU or whatever u call it |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by LORDOFTHEOSU: 2:34pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
OfficialAwol: Why are you denying? The language of your post which i quoted indicates you're an OSU Your brother wishes to vote for another gworo chewing fulani herdsmen in 2019. Don't develop high BP out of frustration. Just deal with it 1 Like |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by Nobody: 2:36pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
Atiku and Peter obi might just do it. I dont see any other northerner that PDP could present that will win PMB. |
Re: Atiku To Contests For 2019 President Under PDP by teadrake(m): 3:40pm On Aug 20, 2016 |
PDP has failed by zoning their party presidency to the region as majority will claim the northerners are acting like born to rule. With these kinda of prepositions, I don't think PDP will form a strong opposition come 2019. |
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