Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja.

A founding member of the Northern Elders Forum NEF, Alhaji Seidu Baba has said that the Presidential Candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not and cannot be the candidate of the North.

The northern elder stated this in a brief interview on the sidelines of a ceremony to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the NEF in Abuja.

Though Abubakar, a former Vice President is reported to have been scheming to be endorsed as the sole candidate of the North, Baba said there was no such thing, as Northerners do not believe in Atiku’s candidacy.

He also dismissed insinuations that the NEF 10th Anniversary was to adopt Atiku as the consensus candidate for the North, adding that Atiku has no credentials to be a sole Northern Presidential candidate.

The NEF refused to endorse Atiku as the sole candidate of Northern Nigeria. It is believed Atiku got wind of his rejection the reason he failed to show up at the NEF Assembly and could not send any representative.

According to him, the former Vice President had not related with the North as someone who has respect or cares for the North.

He said; “Atiku has not been seen as somebody who is close to the North because he has not been fair to us. He is somebody having his base outside the North.

“In 1999 during a book launch at Arewa House in Kaduna, Sa’adu Zungur written by Prof. M.A. Yakubu, the current Chairman of INEC, Atiku as the Vice President of Nigeria was supposed to be the most Senior political office holder from the North in the Federal Government as at that time but he at the occasion condemn all Northern Leaders and Elders. In his speech, he told his bewildered audience that the Northern Leaders and Elders were the people who failed the North and the nation. He said they were the ones who had caused the problems. That was the beginning of his problems in the North.

“Secondly, over the last two decades all the problems that have been happening in the North East (where he claims to have come from) especially Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and the rest, nobody has seen Atiku’s intervention visibly in solving the problems. Even General TY Danjuma had done much more better than him in this respect.

“All the crisis that used to happen in either Onitsha or other places in the South East or South West affecting Northerners, he has never gone there to show empathy or give succour to the people who lost dear lives and property. His only desperate objective is to become the President of Nigeria, that is all. That is why in his obsession and carelessness as a Vice President he came out to challenge the candidature of his own Principal, a Military officer and a General who brought him into the Government from the wilderness. That shows he has never been in fidelity with anybody and from that time he moved from one party to another. If people move from one party to another on principle, there is no problem but for Atiku, the driving force is how to become a President of Nigeria anyhow.

“Over the years, he has contested against his juniors and against his seniors. It could be recalled Atiku contested against Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua a brother to his benefactor; he contested against General Ibrahim Babangida; he contested against General Muhammed Gusau; he contested against General Muhammadu Buhari (several times) and now he is contesting against Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. If truly he believes in the North and cares for the Northern people why must he embark on the voyage of political desperation?

“The attempt to cajole and even force the NEF to adopt him shows how desperate he is. Many people believe even though the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai was condemning Northern elders, it is believed, his real target was Atiku Abubakar. There is no way that Atiku can be a Northern candidate because he does not know them and we do not know him”, he added.

Another northern elder at the event who however pleaded anonymity said; “Northerners and all Nigerians should take seriously the Abuja Declaration of the NEF. In that declaration, the North was concerned about getting a Leader that approximates the Vision, Mission and core values of the first Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto. And among all the contenders for the Presidency from the North, the closest to Sardauna’s legacies is Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso who has the integrity, competence and empathy to rescue Northern Nigeria, indeed all Nigerians and can uplift their conditions of living from the current deplorable situation.”

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/polls-atiku-cant-be-a-northern-candidate-says-baba-northern-elder/amp/

Everybody already knew that atikulooter is a Cameroonian candidate

Both of you make una dey play

Atiku and Peter just wasting money!

Can’t imagine the amount of money they have wasted on gasoline and aviation fuel!


Money that could have been channeled into pig farming

Cc kyase,penguin2, immaculatejoe, vicdom, Digitron,aiel123, silvertongue,asobo1,fergie001, rolams...I have said it severally that atiku can never be the consensus of the north.they have never liked him.it is either kwankwaso or tinubu never atiku.the north is divided

The same way you can't imagine how much money tulubo used to bribe his way to become urchins presidential candidate

CoronaVirusRelo:
Atiku and Peter just wasting money!

Can’t imagine the amount of money they have wasted on gasoline and aviation fuel!


Money that could have been channeled into pig farming

senatordave1:
Cc kyase,penguin2, immaculatejoe, vicdom, Digitron,aiel123, silvertongue,asobo1,fergie001, rolams...I have said it severally that atiku can never be the consensus of the north.they have never liked him.it is either kwankwaso or tinubu never atiku.the north is divided

Who determines who is northern consensus?

senatordave1:
Cc kyase,penguin2, immaculatejoe, vicdom, Digitron,aiel123, silvertongue,asobo1,fergie001, rolams...I have said it severally that atiku can never be the consensus of the north.they have never liked him.it is either kwankwaso or tinubu never atiku.the north is divided

Lol Tinubu isn't present in this write up bro

Time will tell


Atiku is coming

Absolutely, OBidients have been shown too much persecution and hate on Nairaland.....I am glad we now have our own forum ECHO nigeria

Quitam77: OBidient Campaign just hit the highest level with this ECHO nigeria forum

No,
He is a candidate of the waste

Nawa o if North rejects Atiku as one of them, na Igbo or Yoruba wan come accept am?

Obi is the north choice

North are wiser and they know how to play the game. You read Letter A online and see Letter Z on election day.

I won't be surprised when Atiku clears 98% of northern states.

Traditional rulers and Ex generals will do the work effectively.

I see ATIKU ABUBAKAR winning

Na lie

Word word




So Atiku is the northern candidate

This election don turn igbos to emergency geographers,
U go hear chukwudi talk say peter obi go win all southern north

U will hear things like, Peter obi will win
Southern kaduna
Southern Kano
Southern yobe
Southern borno
Southern sokoto
Southern Gombe

Atiku is his own candidate. The old man is desperate just like Tinumbu.

The North has never liked Atiku, and they are right to say that his political base has never been in the North.

This coming week, will reveal who the Northern Elders are backing.

However, one thing that I am sure of is that the person they will back is not Obi.

Dannyset:
Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja.


Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/polls-atiku-cant-be-a-northern-candidate-says-baba-northern-elder/amp/

Ope oo......the Nef has endorsed RMK.
Tinubu must step down for obi right now.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Atiku and Peter just wasting money!

Can’t imagine the amount of money they have wasted on gasoline and aviation fuel!


Money that could have been channeled into pig farming

Lol....


I wonder who's really wasting money between Obi and Tinubu...


You need to think about this...

Lol all dreamers will soon wake up....


Soon dey will know INEC no dey count Abuse as vote...

LikeCool77:
Absolutely, OBidients have been shown too much persecution and hate on Nairaland.....I am glad we now have our own forum ECHO nigeria

The name is too long.
ECHO NG
ECHO9JA

NEF is completely correct
He is only desperate to be president.

All northern friends I have don't trust him.

Who know dis one ??

mach7:
The North has never liked Atiku, and they are right to say that his political base has never been in the North.

This coming week, will reveal who the Northern Elders are backing.

However, one thing that I am sure of is that the person they will back is not Obi.

Read the last paragraph.....it is RMK

We already know.