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The Adamawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday evening stated that Atiku’s exit would not significantly affect the party. Speaking earlier in the day on Atiku’s departure, the state chapter of PDP acknowledged that although the resignation came as a shock, the party would withstand it gallantly.

The Adamawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday evening stated that Atiku’s exit would not significantly affect the party. Speaking earlier in the day on Atiku’s departure, the state chapter of PDP acknowledged that although the resignation came as a shock, the party would withstand it gallantly.

The Adamawa State PDP chairman, Ahmed Tijani Shehu, emphasised that while Atiku’s stature makes him a formidable figure wherever he goes, PDP remains too robust a political structure for the departure of any individual to dismantle it.

“The former Vice President is a great asset for sure, but our party itself is a formidable one with remarkable presence all across the country, so we remain one big winning force,” Shehu said.

Reacting to speculation that members of the party in Atiku’s ward had all followed him, Shehu said: “The PDP in Jada remains as it has long been, to the best of our knowledge. If the leaders and members of the PDP in that ward had gone out of the party with Atiku, they would have informed the party leadership at the state headquarters in Yola.”

Atiku’s resignation from PDP became public knowledge on Wednesday afternoon, when his letter to that effect was made public.

Commenting on Atiku’s resignation, a prominent loyalist said Atiku had no choice but to leave PDP, which he described as a ‘dead’ party.

The loyalist, Umar Bello Jada, who is also from Atiku’s birthplace of Jada, argued that PDP had suffered a fatal blow at the hands of its own leaders, and Atiku simply could not remain within it.

Umar Jada, popularly known as Calculate, said Atiku had to seek an alternative political platform.

“What has happened is foretold, as the PDP is a dead party, killed by its very leaders who traded the party for what they could get for themselves,” he said.

Jada alleged that PDP in the entire Jada Local Government Area was now defunct, as all its members had followed Atiku. He further claimed that all PDP members in southern Adamawa would defect to the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, with Atiku in the near future.

ImmaculateJOE:
Fintiri's candidate might win the Governor, but you see Senators and HoR, ADC will clear them.

Fintiri is the only big gladiator that hasn't joined the coalition.

APC is dead in Adamawa, Nuhu Ribadau is only known in Fufore and Yola South.

ImmaculateJOE:
Fintiri's candidate might win the Governor, but you see Senators and HoR, ADC will clear them.

Fintiri is the only big gladiator that hasn't joined the coalition.

APC is dead in Adamawa, Nuhu Ribadau is only known in Fufore and Yola South.

ImmaculateJOE:
Fintiri's candidate might win the Governor, but you see Senators and HoR, ADC will clear them.

Fintiri is the only big gladiator that hasn't joined the coalition.

APC is dead in Adamawa, Nuhu Ribadau is only known in Fufore and Yola South.

Dannyset:
Same mouth you all made in 2023 when this same man had the backing of Buhari cabal. No new bigwig has joined him in the party except the same people that worked for him in 2023.

Many of you will open and not be able to close their mouth in 2027 when you see what hit you.

AMINDA:
By 2027, you all will witness what it means to have the backing of the Buhari cabal. Tinubu should kiss his 5.6m Northern votes goodbye and start strategizing how to make up for them in the South.

iwaeda:
Adamawa PDP is going, going gone. ADC will have more votes than Fintri's candidates.

flokii:
Actually, it would affect the party..
Atiku's exit signifies North's exit from the PDP to a large extent. Most of the votes that made PDP emerge second in 2023 presidential election were from North.

PDP is dead and buried.

emkz:
Atiku has demonstrated the lack of capacity to challenge the likes of Wike, Makinde and Ortom to wrestle the soul of PDP.

The question is: does Atiku have rhe capacity to build a real party?

1. Let us recall that Atiku had run under AC in 2007 and Buhari ran under CPC in 2011. Atiku secured less than 8% of the votes in 2007. Buhari did well, but lost. They could have done better if they marketed their parties more.

2. How does Atiku intend to market ADC nationwide in less than two years before the next elections? He is using the same old and tired hands who formed a retinue to unorganized and disorganized spokesmen who ruined his 2023 campaign by not focusing their messaging on Atiku's plans and focused on irrelevant issues. APC was heavily marketed with Late Buhari's persona and Tinubu's media machinery, including hiring young media entrepreneurs to rebrand Buhari. Does Atiku have it and does he have the funds?

3. The gang in the coalition consists of politicians who are mostly yesterday's men or have one electoral baggage or the other. There are new kids on the block. Can Atiku's yesterday's men out-wit the new kids on the block?

4. If Atiku wants to play a northern affair, he should forget about the presidency. Buhari did it in 2011 and lost. Spread is important. The concensus is that the south should have 8 years. Hakeem Baba Ahmed said so. Has Atiku ever supported a southern candidate apart from 2003 where he had to be begged to allow Obasanjo before Obasanjo showed him pepper after winning?

5. What exactly does Atiku want to do differently for the nation? His ambition is becoming desperate. What is Atiku's scorecard in the sale of government infrastructure? What is Atiku's scorecard in economic reforms? Some Nigerians will say the Obasanjo/Atiku template of defending the naira is more useful. That template sold billions of dollars at artificially low rates. What it means is that someone wasted his salary on unproductive things only to say we shouldn't worry about the future and then the person loses his job. What is Atiku's scorecard in power sector reforms where he admitted that they paid some contractors 100% upfront for power sector contracts that were never done. Atiku also needs to clarify the PTDF scandal, the US Senator Jefferson bribery case and his real estate investments in USA.

kennyz247:
PDP is completely dead only waiting to be buried by Wike

emkz:
Atiku has demonstrated the lack of capacity to challenge the likes of Wike, Makinde and Ortom to wrestle the soul of PDP.

The question is: does Atiku have rhe capacity to build a real party?

1. Let us recall that Atiku had run under AC in 2007 and Buhari ran under CPC in 2011. Atiku secured less than 8% of the votes in 2007. Buhari did well, but lost. They could have done better if they marketed their parties more.

2. How does Atiku intend to market ADC nationwide in less than two years before the next elections? He is using the same old and tired hands who formed a retinue to unorganized and disorganized spokesmen who ruined his 2023 campaign by not focusing their messaging on Atiku's plans and focused on irrelevant issues. APC was heavily marketed with Late Buhari's persona and Tinubu's media machinery, including hiring young media entrepreneurs to rebrand Buhari. Does Atiku have it and does he have the funds?

3. The gang in the coalition consists of politicians who are mostly yesterday's men or have one electoral baggage or the other. There are new kids on the block. Can Atiku's yesterday's men out-wit the new kids on the block?

4. If Atiku wants to play a northern affair, he should forget about the presidency. Buhari did it in 2011 and lost. Spread is important. The concensus is that the south should have 8 years. Hakeem Baba Ahmed said so. Has Atiku ever supported a southern candidate apart from 2003 where he had to be begged to allow Obasanjo before Obasanjo showed him pepper after winning?

5. What exactly does Atiku want to do differently for the nation? His ambition is becoming desperate. What is Atiku's scorecard in the sale of government infrastructure? What is Atiku's scorecard in economic reforms? Some Nigerians will say the Obasanjo/Atiku template of defending the naira is more useful. That template sold billions of dollars at artificially low rates. What it means is that someone wasted his salary on unproductive things only to say we shouldn't worry about the future and then the person loses his job. What is Atiku's scorecard in power sector reforms where he admitted that they paid some contractors 100% upfront for power sector contracts that were never done. Atiku also needs to clarify the PTDF scandal, the US Senator Jefferson bribery case and his real estate investments in USA.

AMINDA:
By 2027, you all will witness what it means to have the backing of the Buhari cabal. Tinubu should kiss his 5.6m Northern votes goodbye and start strategizing how to make up for them in the South.