2023 Presidency: Atiku, Saraki, and co, already eaten their cake

As different interests in the foremost opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continue to enlarge the zoning discourse, it is imperative that Nigerians, especially the voting population are reminded of significant events that played into the hands of the ruling party in the run up to the 2015 polls. The decamping of several political heavyweights in the then ruling PDP to merge with opposing forces to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), guaranteed their victory and threw Nigerians into eight years of what many would argue has been the worst in the history of the supposed Giant of Africa.

While no one can, or should deny the likes of Atiku, Saraki and Tambuwal their right to vie for the 2023 presidency, the electorate, who are wont to exhibiting a very short collective memory, should not forget events of the recent past.

If Nigerians can endeavour to make more informed, and less sentimental decisions at the ballot, our country would be better off today. In 2015, it was in the quest for “change” that millions of voters, old and young alike, opted for an ex-military dictator to one of the nation’s most democratic leaders in history.

When major players in the PDP needed to remain unified against local and international forces that wanted the Goodluck Jonathan presidency out at all costs, several northern elements in the PDP, like Atiku, Saraki and Tambuwal, defected to team up with the northern candidacy of APC’s Muhammadu Buhari. Eight years on, Nigerians are wailing in regret, struggling everyday to survive the untold hardship that saw the price of petrol rise from N97 to over N200; the price of a bag of local rice from lesser than N10,000 to almost N30,000; diesel from N145 to N700; and an inflation rate kept at single digit for two years soaring to over 15% for the whole of Buhari’s 8-year administration.

After jumping ship to successfully install another eight years of northern presidency, it is morally untenable that the same band wagon of politicians have returned to insist that the PDP must not zone its presidency to the South. Sadly, most Nigerian politicians have never been known to uphold morality over their selfish interests.

Placing your interests above that of your party, and of Nigerians, by defecting is bad enough. Worse still is making the nation, at such a critical moment in our development, go through eight years of leadership failure. It is therefore mind boggling that after eating their cake by successfully working to enthrone Buhari, they have returned to the PDP to attempt to perpetuate the dominance of the northern oligarchy that has eternally failed the nation. They should not be allowed to eat their cake, and have it.

However the PDP resolves its internal party wrangling; to zone presidency to the South or not, in making election choices, Nigerians should not forget the selfish antecedents of this lot and the hardship they imposed on millions of Nigerians who have become desolate with the unbearable living conditions that their actions have caused the nation.

They caused this shit by playing with the confused political party will no clues but the most important thing is that they have realized that they played the wrong music.

They have to put in more effort in making sure that these set of confused politicians don't clinch to power come 2023. I believe that this election for APC is a do or die affair and believe me, the God of the poor masses won't allow this shit to continue anymore.

Removing APC from power will be a good riddance to bad rubbish! Please the youths should be wise and also not allow themselves to be used by these bunch of Old fools

When Atiku lost against Jonathan in the PDP primary election, I expected him to stay and support Jonathan in the PDP.

Instead of working to make PDP win, he left the PDP, ganged up with the likes of Saraki, and work against the candidacy of Goodluck Jonathan

This same people now think we don forget and will gladly vote for them in 2023

We dey wait for una

Instead of Atiku, Tambuwal or Saraki to rule, the APC will continue till 2027.

ebuka440:
They caused this shit by playing with the confused political party will no clues but the most important thing is that they have realized that they played the wrong music.

They have to put in more effort in making sure that these set of confused politicians don't clinch to power come 2023. I believe that this election for APC is a do or die affair and believe me, the God of the poor masses won't allow this shit to continue anymore.

Removing APC from power will be a good riddance to bad rubbish! Please the youths should be wise and also not allow themselves to be used by these bunch of Old fools

Indeed, removing APC is the first goal. Who knows, they might have already removed themselves! lol

Atiku should go and sit down jor