BREAKING: Sen. Makarfi hosts Atiku in Kaduna


Presidential Frontliner of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, today received fellow contender, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at his kaduna guest house.

The guest who arrived Makarfi’s residence alongside his entourage at about 11am, immediately went into a closed door meeting that lasted about 15 minutes before addressing the press.

“We are here today with a man who rebuilt the PDP we are all out to run. I stand to reaffirm to you that Makarfi succeeded in uniting our party and strengthening our nation’s democracy” Atiku said.

Atiku also said, “Makarfi and I were colleagues in 1999 as governors, now we are running for President alongside other aspirants. I believe we are all committed towards making Nigeria work for good and I shall support whoever fly’s the PDP flag”

Chief Gbanga Daniel, Who accompanied Alhaji Atiku described Sen. Makarfi as a “leader of leaders” who doggedness saw the reform and rebirth of the PDP in Nigeria.

Makarfi, in his reply humbled by the visit and further tasked aspirants to support whoever emerges as candidate.

“We must collectively work for the success of the party and must not take our ambitions as do or die” Makarfi added.

FTC

bedspread:
The Maturity being displayed by this Present PDP Aspirants is worth Emulating..

The Aim is to Redeem our Nation that is Bleeding and depleted.....

It's a Collective Responsibility... All Hands must be on Deck...

Good thing APC won 2015, they would have said PMB was the president we never had. He fvcked both those that didn't vote for him together with those that voted for him.


I hope PDP gets it right this time around

It looks like Makarfi wants to step down

The game plan is that candidates will go into pocket alliances to outmaneuver strong contenders. Atiku might bring Makarfi into pocket for Ministerial DG concessions in exchange for delegates to outstrip Saraki from the race for instance.

Saraki might also work with Lamido with similar objective in mind.

krendo:
It looks like Makarfi wants to step down

From reliable source Atiku will emerge and even Saraki will collapse his structures for Atiku and the moment Atiku emerges at the Primaries, APC will now understand the meaning of fire for fire approach in electioneering campaign strategies which I don't see Buhari surviving. No one, I repeat, none of the PDP presidential contestants have the needed political structures across the federation as Atiku.

2019: Atiku visits Makarfi

Posted By: Abdulgafar Alabelewe.

September 8, 2018.

…says Nigeria under APC is headquarter of world
poverty

As part of efforts to produce a consensus
presidential candidate for their party, the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar on Saturday visited another leading
aspirant, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi in
Kaduna, saying that, Nigeria’s leadership must be
changed in 2019 general elections for the country.

The former Vice President said, Nigeria under APC
government has been turned to headquarter of
poverty in the world.

The Waziri Adamawa told Makarfi that he felt that it
was necessary to visit him with his campaign train
ahead of the September national convention of the
party.

He commended Makarfi who is also a presidential
aspirant of the PDP for steering the party through
turbulence period when he held sway as the party
national caretaker committee chairman.

The former VP said with Makarfi’s feat in leading the
party off the woods, showed that the former governor
has great potentials as a leader, saying that is why it
is necessary for them to come together to sustain the
nation’s democracy.

He noted that Nigeria is currently at a cross-road, and
that there was need for the aspirants and well
meaning Nigerians to rescue the country from
insecurity and poverty.

According to Atiku, “Nigeria is at a cross-road, this is
the worst time since 1999 democratic system.
“The misadministration of the APC government is
very evident; we have the highest record of
unemployment since 1999, we have the highest
inflation, we have multiple exchange rate that
discourages foreign investment. We have the highest
level of insecurity since 1999.

“We are disunited this time more than ever before,
people are more angry, people are poorer more than
anytime. I mean, if Nigeria is the headquarters of
poverty in the world.

“This is unthinkable, for a country that is endowed
with human and natural resources like ours, just
because of lack of clear headed leadership and
direction, this is where we find ourselves.

“So, it is obvious that we just have to change the
leadership of this country.
When asked whether the PDP has the magic wand to
change the country’s status quo, Atiku said, “of
course, have you forgotten that, PDP governed this
country since 1999 and we witnessed progressive
development in all sectors of the economy?”.

Speaking on his visit to Makarfi, he said, “we are all
members of the same family and we are working
together to ensure that PDP produces the best
candidate for the next election, so that, PDP can be
returned to power.

“I am a democrat and I have always worked with
anyone that emerged, so I am ready to work with
anyone that emerges through credible elections.
“Speaking about consensus, he said, consensus is
their political family issue. When we close the doors
and come out with a consensus, it will not be
surprising”.

Responding, Makarfi reminded the former VP of their
various struggles working for the party in the past,
noting that Atiku is capable and qualified to lead the
party.

Senator Makarfi said he has nothing to lose if Atiku
picks the party’s presidential ticket.
“I am ready to work with any of the fellow aspirants
that emerges, that, is why I even said that, because I
am willing to work with some of them, I won’t even
step into their states.

“I am not aversed to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar becoming
the party’s candidate, just like he is not also aversed
to me becoming the party’s candidate, it is a family
issue, we are talking and we will keep on talking”.
Makarfi said.