The former director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign organisation for the 2019 general elections, Gbenga Daniel, has denied abandoning the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party.

“I have not, will not and will never abandon Atiku,” said Daniel on Tuesday.

Daniel, who renounced his membership from the People’s Democratic Party last Friday, insisted that he will not rescind his decision to quit active and partisan politics and divorce himself from the activities of the party.

He, however, noted that having nothing to do with the party did not mean he has abandoned its presidential candidate.


“Atiku is different from PDP,” he said.

Daniel, in a letter sent to the national chairman of the PDP Uche Secondus, said he quit politics for personal reasons.

In his statement on Tuesday Daniel hinted that he resigned from PDP because it has been a “thankless process” for the past 20 years.

A similar thought had been shared by his supporters who complained that Daniel was treated “with disdain” in the PDP.

Although his supporters desire he leads them to the ruling All Progressives Congress, Daniel said: “I did not agree to lead them to APC.”


“I listened carefully to them and I permitted them to join any political party of their choice since I have become non-partisan,” Daniel said on Sunday evening.

He doubled down on his claim to non-partisanship again on Tuesday, noting that he will continue to support the political process in a non-partisan manner.

“I am clear with my position, without any ambiguity,” he said.

“There is no need to insinuate, speculate, extrapolate, anticipate or draw conclusions on my behalf.”

His resignation had since attracted “insults” from critics.


A chieftain of the PDP Femi Fani-Kayode Monday said Daniel decision to dump the party at the time it was challenging the presidential election result was tragic.

“For the 1st DG of Atiku’s PCO and his closest confidante in South West to dump PDP and join APC before the conclusion of Atiku’s election petition is sad,” Fani-Kayode said in a tweet.

“For a man that was gunning to be SGF in an Atiku govt. to join Buhari after Atiku was rigged out is tragic,” he added.

However, Daniel again debunked joining the APC. He emphasized that “There is no need to insinuate, speculate, extrapolate, anticipate or draw conclusions on my behalf.”

“I did not expect such a simple personal decision can generate such national discourse and for that I remain grateful to God,” Daniel said.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/03/gbenga-daniel-denies-abandoning-atiku.html

Oga oo

Choose a struggle Mr man!

Good to note Mr Daniel. You have done well.

Shame

Fani Kayode is competing with Reno Omokriminal in criticizing.

Msheewww

Afonja Traitor

who cares? No padi for political jungle.

LOl

He is irrelevant politically, the APC have won elections without him and would continue to do so. He should go and ask Femi Pedro.

We should put ourself in Daniel shoes IF we can accept the kind of humiliation and treatment met on HIM by replacing HIM with saraki after his effort in helping atiku to clinched the pdp ticket. After then, u can judge HIM för his decision

This man want to be playing another Obasanjo role in ogun state where he will sit at home and politicians will be coming to him for advice and endorsement

Ok, good to knw

We don hear

Yoruba, Yoruba, Yoruba!

Daniel, who renounced his membership from the People’s Democratic Party last Friday, insisted that he will not rescind his decision to quit active and partisan politics and divorce himself from the activities of the party.

He, however, noted that having nothing to do with the party did not mean he has abandoned its presidential candidate.

They will stone this man to death very soon

davido2017:
Oga oo

The question is would he have quited had #Atiku won? We all know d ans to dat

Look at this two edged sword..

Who is he trying to decieve? What is the meaning of Atiku is different from PDP?

So he is saying he can be an APC member while being the DG of the PDP's presidential candidate?

I know his type..incase the court swings in Atiku's favour he won't be left out

Mtchew

Yankee101:
Yoruba, Yoruba, Yoruba!

igbo, ibo, flat head, Osu

Yoruba betrays themselves since 1500

Nigerians ar funny: we ar d one complaining abt d old politicians dnt won't to quit 4 d young once to take their place,now gbenga decided to quit ppl around him ar not happy:: WHY for God sake,cnt sum1 resign frm politics in peace

Political prostitute, backstabber and traitor. Pueeh.

OK. ENJOY UR RETIREMENT

It’s complicated I guess because he’s supporting Pdp in his state for obvious reasons and that’s where the dilemma is.

One leg in, one leg out

Traitor, why wont you resign? You resigned out out of shame after you have sold PDP result vote to APC. Atiku does not need you, after milking him, you shameless man, one would have thought you have integrity, but No.

Mopolchi:
Good to note Mr Daniel. You have done well.

When is adaobi resigning from pdp too?

globemoney:

When is adaobi resigning from pdp too?

When will the drunkard at Agu Oka resign from APGA and enter APC?