Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying he is now a free man.

It, however, said it would not offer Atiku an automatic ticket to contest the 2019 presidential election.



It said the former member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP had seen the light, which it said, necessitated his leaving the APC.

The former ruling party also called on other members of the APC to leave, saying the day the ruling party was formed “remains a dark day in the history of Nigeria.”

The spokesperson for the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Friday.

“The PDP is a democratic party. If you come in, you are free to contest elections once you meet our constitutional requirements, but we can’t give our ticket to anybody like that,” Adeyeye said.

Adeyeye said that the PDP had the capacity to accommodate anybody who wanted to be a member or wanted to return, but said such return must be without any condition.

According to him, “The PDP has the capacity to accommodate everybody. Our doors are open to him (Atiku) to come back to his home without any precondition.

“He is free to come back like every other Nigerian and we want to appeal to those who have not seen the truth and we are praying that they will soon see the truth, so that the truth will set them free. And as soon as they are free, let them come back.”

Atiku, who was one of the founding fathers of the PDP, once contested and won election as the governor of Adamawa State on the platform of the PDP.



But before he was sworn in, he was nominated by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as his running mate and they were sworn in as President and Vice President on May 29, 1999. Again, they both ran in 2003.

Because of these facts, Adeyeye said Atiku remained a true PDP man to the core.

Adeyeye said it was unfortunate that in 2013, Atiku and others were deceived to leave the PDP, believing that there was a platform that would correct all the ills in the PDP and that it could create an Eldorado in Nigeria.

He said, “I believe Atiku and others were deceived because we had challenges in our party at that point in time, they went and joined the new party called the APC, which we have all now seen; every Nigerian has seen it’s a fallacy.

“The day APC was born marked a tragedy for Nigeria. It has been a monumental disaster for Nigeria. There is nothing progressive about them. Everything about them is unprogressive. Everything about them is a complete disaster.

“It is human to make mistakes because we are not infallible. We have no knowledge of what will happen in the future. Human beings can always be deceived. But in John 8:32, the Bible says ‘And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.’

“I believe Atiku Abubakar has come to know the truth, like he said in the statement that he had now known the truth, that the APC is not what they call themselves, that it’s not a better platform. That platform is the worst platform in the history of politics in Nigeria.

“I believe that Atiku has seen the truth and the truth has now set him free and we thank God for that. Therefore, being a founding father and because we have an umbrella that is big enough to accommodate everybody, PDP is a democratic party. PDP is a free party and was conceived for all Nigerians and is free from all religious, ethnicity and geographical divisions.

“It has the capacity to accommodate everybody. Our doors are open for him to come back to his home without any precondition. He is free to come back like every other Nigerian and we want to appeal to those who have not seen the truth and we are praying that they will soon see the truth, so that the truth will set them free. And as soon as they are free, let them come back.”


http://punchng.com/2019-no-automatic-ticket-for-atiku-says-pdp/

Now see gobe. These questions are bothering my mind:

Will he turn to God?

What good can he offers Nigerians?

no one takes politicians serious

Has Atiku joined PDP?
I thought he said he need time to ponder his political future.

“The day APC was born marked a tragedy for Nigeria. It has been a monumental disaster for Nigeria. There is nothing progressive about them. Everything about them is unprogressive. Everything about them is a complete disaster.

I Can’t Stop Laughing………

In 2019, The Way Buhari Will Loose eh, GEJ Will Laugh to the High Heaven.

Abeg make Una give the serial loser Una ticket ooo. APC will surely coast to landslide victory irrespective of your candidate in 2019 anyway.

No politician in Nigeria apart from PMB has an assured 12 million votes even in opposition. That base has grown even larger.

Make una continue to dey deceive unaself for online.

SillyMods:
Abeg make Una give the serial loser Una ticket ooo. APC will surely coast to landslide victory irrespective of your candidate in 2019 anyway.

No politician in Nigeria apart from PMB has an assured 12 million votes even in opposition. That base has grown even larger.

Make una continue to dey deceive unaself for online.

Your Name says it all, "Silly at Its Peak".

Jirate:



Your Name says it all, "Silly at Its Peak".

No sense in your post except if you know me to be a mod.

Stupid clowns

Bubu will still trash these hopeless morons at the polls

APC and PDP are the same, political parties are not the problem with this country, our Altitude is.

SillyMods:
Abeg make Una give the serial loser Una ticket ooo. APC will surely coast to landslide victory irrespective of your candidate in 2019 anyway.

No politician in Nigeria apart from PMB has an assured 12 million votes even in opposition. That base has grown even larger.

Make una continue to dey deceive unaself for online.

U will receive d greatest shock of ur life comes 2019. Hope u knw dat 2019 is between two Northerners,unlike 2015 when d hatred for GEJ and d power must return back to the North made PDP lost d election. So dis time around,votes frm d North will b divided. Though u may not understand what i am saying if u are a novice in politics. Let me remind u dat Atiku has left APC and his folowers will follow him. Do not b deceived with d Statement dat Atiku is not a threat to dem, APC knows dat it is a serious threat. Remember dat PDP said the same when Saraki and Co decamped to APC,again if u are not a novice in Politics,u will know dat those dat decamped from PDP to APC then, contributed so much to d PDP lost. Conclusively,u will see d shocking events dat will start following d exist of Atiku.

Thats a smart move by PDP. All contestants should be given a fair playground so that the convention will draw major political heavyweights.

I wish Atiku wins tho.

mercyp001:

U will receive d greatest shock of ur life comes 2019. Hope u knw dat 2019 is between two Northerners,unlike 2015 when d hatred for GEJ and d power must return back to the North made PDP lost d election. So dis time around,votes frm d North will b divided. Though u may not understand what i am saying of u are novice in politics. Let me remind u dat Atiku has left APC and his folowers will follow him. Do not b deceived with d Statement dat Atiku is not a threat to dem, APC knows dat it is a serious threat. Remember dat PDP said the same when Saraki and Co decamped to APC,again if u are not a novice in Politics,u will know dat those dat decamped from PDP to APC then, contributed so much to d PDP lost. Conclusively,u will see d shocking events dat will start following d exist of Atiku.

Atiku, Saraki, OBJ and many more were in PDP when PMB got over 12 million votes in 2003 as a lone ranger in opposition. He won in 2015 not necessarily because of SW as he only managed above 55% of the votes there.

If you know a quarter of my political permutations ability, you'd know that Atiku stands ABSOLUTE NO CHANCE against PMB whose base remains solid and bigger than before.

Atiku, Saraki, OBJ and many more were in PDP
when PMB got over 12 million votes in 2003 as a
lone ranger in opposition. He won in 2015 not
necessarily because of SW as he only managed
above 55% of the votes there


Guy man, indeed you are a comedian.....Pls kindly verify your facts, update your tips and do a comprehensive analysis before spewing trash online...


Perhaps you wanted to say 2million vote in 2003 and not 12million cos that's a fallacy of brain dead generations.

Atiku don finished

SillyMods:





Atiku, Saraki, OBJ and many more were in PDP when PMB got over 12 million votes in 2003 as a lone ranger in opposition. He won in 2015 not necessarily because of SW as he only managed above 55% of the votes there.

If you know a quarter of my political permutations ability, you'd know that Atiku stands ABSOLUTE NO CHANCE against PMB whose base remains solid and bigger than before.

lol the same PMB lost in Kastina in 2007. The north just wanted Obj out in 2003 thats why they voted pmb enmass. Meanwhile ANPP was not a small party in 2003.
When in 2019 Atiku contests, the north will split their vote even tho pmb will still win north. Also west will split their vote eventho pmb will win west. Wat will determine victory is block votes from SE/SS

Bede2u:
lol the same PMB lost in Kastina in 2007. The north just wanted Obj out in 2003 thats why they voted pmb enmass. Meanwhile ANPP was not a small party in 2003.
When in 2019 Atiku contests, the north will split their vote even tho pmb will still win north. Also west will split their vote eventho pmb will win west. Wat will determine victory is block votes from SE/SS

And the as/se will be too dumb to prefer a new president from the North for another eight years thereby increasing the years it will take them to produce the president again, as against voting PMB for another four years and have a quicker shot at the presidency.

When the time comes, we go analyze am properly for una.

sai PDP, I REMEMBER THE DAY APC CAME ON BOARD. WE PREDICTED THAT THE PARTY WOULD EXPLODE IN A NEAR TIME.
APC IS A party of incompetence

Has he joined PDP already?

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Bede2u:
lol the same PMB lost in Kastina in 2007. The north just wanted Obj out in 2003 thats why they voted pmb enmass. Meanwhile ANPP was not a small party in 2003.
When in 2019 Atiku contests, the north will split their vote even tho pmb will still win north. Also west will split their vote eventho pmb will win west. Wat will determine victory is block votes from SE/SS

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Yea, that was when the results were allocated, now Buhari is in charge of everything, I just hope the Leader of IPOB Pigs called Atiku would win his polling unit!

Atiku couldnt even come near Buhari, in the last APC primaries when the two were in opposition, how then , do you think the same Man will have a chance against Buhari, as a sitting President? IPOB Yoots and emotions..

The same way you lots guided late Nnamdi Kanu, to his early grave, now you have all turned to Atiku, another fulani you claim to hate.

SillyMods:

And the as/se will be too dumb to prefer a new president from the North for another eight years thereby increasing the years it will take them to produce the president again, as against voting PMB for another four years and have a quicker shot at the presidency.

When the time comes, we go analyze am properly for una.

ur analysis may not mean much. If Atiku picks a SE vp, most igbos will feel naturally inclined to him immediately cos a bird at hand is worth 2 in the bush. No guarantee APC will choose SE president in 2023. Tinubu may want to run. As for SS, they have historically gone with se in presidential elections as far back as 1960 including Edo, even in 2015. I dont see that changing in 2019 seeing that 5 out of 6 ss states are pdp as again 3 out of 5 in se.

Dont forget that the north also knows that voting Atiku can gv them 12 yrs straight in Aso Rock. The average Igbo man doesnt care for Igbo presidency once PDP is in power.

NgeneUkwenu:
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Yea, that was when the results were allocated, now Buhari is in charge of everything, I just hope the Leader of IPOB Pigs called Atiku would win his polling unit!

Atiku couldnt even come near Buhari, in the last APC primaries when the two were in opposition, how then , do you think the same Man will have a chance against Buhari, as a sitting President? IPOB Yoots and emotions..

The same way you lots guided late Nnamdi Kanu, to his early grave, now you have all turned to Atiku, another fulani you claim to hate.

To think u convinced me to vote Buhari in 2015 still dey shame me.
You guys are quick to note Buhari got 12 million votes in 2003. Wasnt results allocated then? The truth is rig or not, eletions in Nigeria has always reflected peoples wishes. In 2007 the same Buhari lost north which he won in 2003 to another northerner. Which shows u that 'Buharist' are not more than 7 million in the north out of a voting strenght of up to 13 million up north. If Atiku can get 5 million vote in north and buhari gets 8 million; in sw buhari get 2.5million and atiku get 2million (dont forget SW gave Atiku 2 million in 2007). If Atiku gets 2 million votes in SE and Buhari get 700k; if Atiku gets 3.5 million votes in ss and buhari get 1million; lets calculate-- Atiku 12.5 million votes
Buhari 12.2 milliion votes

Atiku wins. This is a fair calculation

ZUBY77:
Has Atiku joined PDP?
I thought he said he need time to ponder his political future.

which party will he go to if not PDP?

SillyMods:





Atiku, Saraki, OBJ and many more were in PDP when PMB got over 12 million votes in 2003 as a lone ranger in opposition. He won in 2015 not necessarily because of SW as he only managed above 55% of the votes there.

If you know a quarter of my political permutations ability, you'd know that Atiku stands ABSOLUTE NO CHANCE against PMB whose base remains solid and bigger than before.

Do u also remembered dat in 2003,PDP got over 24million votes,represented over 61percent .
And i want to remind u dat in dat 2003 PMB ran under ANPP and then ANPP was very strong in d North. Assuming u've been to North during election,u will understand better and u will knw d Northerners voting pattern. I did my NYSC at Zamfara, 2011,and i worked with inec,it was den i knw how Northerners vote. U knw dat zamfara is an ANPP state,on d day of election,those guys voted for ANPP(the present Gov),and he got almost 100percent of d vote in my polling unit. But when presidential election was held,those guys gave almost 100 percent of d vote to PMB of CPC. PMB won 2015 election because of APC,hatred for GEJ ,power must return back to North. Hope u remember that PMB unsuccessfully ran for the office of president in
2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. Bro,b sincere to yourself,APC knws dat Atiku exit is a threat to dem.

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Bede2u:
ur analysis may not mean much. If Atiku picks a SE vp, most igbos will feel naturally inclined to him immediately cos a bird at hand is worth 2 in the bush. No guarantee APC will choose SE president in 2023. Tinubu may want to run. As for SS, they have historically gone with se in presidential elections as far back as 1960 including Edo, even in 2015. I dont see that changing in 2019 seeing that 5 out of 6 ss states are pdp as again 3 out of 5 in se.

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Atiku Will Not Win his ward in 2019, go and mark it somewhere. PDP is seen by some as a Sessionist Party in the North, while others see it as an IPOB party., with the constant Abuse they receive from the party, through Late Nnamdi kanu, Fayose, Ipob Yoots, and FFK...any party ipob yoots support in 2019 is already heading to failure.

If you doubt me, go to facebook, Twitter or make call to the Northern people...they dont want to hear anything PDP...hence the reason, PDP had not won any rerun election in the entire North, with the exception of Kogi State, where APC was disqualified.

mercyp001:

Do u also remembered dat in 2003,PDP got over 24million votes,represented over 61percent .
And i want to remind u dat in dat 2003 PMB ran under ANPP and then ANPP was very strong in d North. Assuming u've been to North during election,u will understand better and u will knw d Northerners voting pattern. I did my NYSC at Zamfara, 2011,and i worked with inec,it was den i knw how Northerners vote. U knw dat zamfara is an ANPP state,on d day of election,those guys voted for ANPP(the present Gov),and he got almost 100percent of d vote in my polling unit. But when presidential election was held,those guys gave almost 100 percent of d vote to PMB of CPC. PMB won 2015 election because of APC,hatred for GEJ ,power must return back to North. Hope u remember that PMB unsuccessfully ran for the office of president in
2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. Bro,b sincere to yourself,APC knws dat Atiku exit is a threat to dem.

Keep believing whatever you want to. However, I know Atiku has no chance against PMB.

Bede2u:
ur analysis may not mean much. If Atiku picks a SE vp, most igbos will feel naturally inclined to him immediately cos a bird at hand is worth 2 in the bush. No guarantee APC will choose SE president in 2023. Tinubu may want to run. As for SS, they have historically gone with se in presidential elections as far back as 1960 including Edo, even in 2015. I dont see that changing in 2019 seeing that 5 out of 6 ss states are pdp as again 3 out of 5 in se.

If Atiku picks a VP from SE, it means PMB/VPYO is clearing 90% of SW votes.

Game over then.

Bede2u:
lol the same PMB lost in Kastina in 2007. The north just wanted Obj out in 2003 thats why they voted pmb enmass. Meanwhile ANPP was not a small party in 2003.
When in 2019 Atiku contests, the north will split their vote even tho pmb will still win north. Also west will split their vote eventho pmb will win west. Wat will determine victory is block votes from SE/SS

...split ke.....atiku will not even win Adamawa..... OBJ.....still dey.
PDP SHOULD JUST MAKE THE MISTAKE OF GIVING HIM TICKET......,, HIS OWN GO WORST PASS RIBADU OF THE THEN ACN

NgeneUkwenu:
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Atiku Will Not Win his ward in 2019, go and mark it somewhere. PDP is seen by some as a Sessionist Party in the North, while others see it as an IPOB party., with the constant Abuse they receive from the party, through Late Nnamdi kanu, Fayose, Ipob Yoots, and FFK...any party ipob yoots support in 2019 is already heading to failure.

If you doubt me, go to facebook, Twitter or make call to the Northern people...they dont want to hear anything PDP...hence the reason, PDP had not won any rerun election in the entire North, with the exception of Kogi State, where APC was disqualified.

be civil and stop cancelling my posts. I dont cancel yours. Nnamdi kanu wont be in the ballot in 2019 it will be between Turaki Adamawa and Buhari
If IPOB and Kanu no kill u last last, nothing go kill u

SillyMods:

If Atiku picks a VP from SE, it means PMB/VPYO is clearing 90% of SW votes.

Game over then.

lol even u no say na lie. SW Dont vote like that. Una sabi split una vote pass anybody. Dont forget Senate president will be ceded to sw plus pdp party chairman

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mercyp001:

Do u also remembered dat in 2003,PDP got over 24million votes,represented over 61percent .
And i want to remind u dat in dat 2003 PMB ran under ANPP and then ANPP was very strong in d North. Assuming u've been to North during election,u will understand better and u will knw d Northerners voting pattern. I did my NYSC at Zamfara, 2011,and i worked with inec,it was den i knw how Northerners vote. U knw dat zamfara is an ANPP state,on d day of election,those guys voted for ANPP(the present Gov),and he got almost 100percent of d vote in my polling unit. But when presidential election was held,those guys gave almost 100 percent of d vote to PMB of CPC. PMB won 2015 election because of APC,hatred for GEJ ,power must return back to North. Hope u remember that PMB unsuccessfully ran for the office of president in
2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. Bro,b sincere to yourself,APC knws dat Atiku exit is a threat to dem.

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Numbo jumbo analysis! Atiku had contested election in 2007 under AC, while Buhari contested under ANPP, But while Buhari won Several states in the North polling over 12Million Votes, Atiku was defeated in his ward in Adamwa State, just garnering less 1.5Million in the entire Federation.

The same Atiku contested APC Primaries with Buhari in 2015, and yet came a distant 3rd with less than 1/3 of Buhari's Votes.

All these they contested as opposition Candidates...why then do you think an inconsequential Atiku, Will defeat Buhari as an Incumbent President with his powers as the Commander In chief? Ipob yoots eh!

Bede2u:
To think u convinced me to vote Buhari in 2015 still dey shame me.
You guys are quick to note Buhari got 12 million votes in 2003. Wasnt results allocated then? The truth is rig or not, eletions in Nigeria has always reflected peoples wishes. In 2007 the same Buhari lost north which he won in 2003 to another northerner. Which shows u that 'Buharist' are not more than 7 million in the north out of a voting strenght of up to 13 million up north. If Atiku can get 5 million vote in north and buhari gets 7 million; in sw buhari get 2.5million and atiku get 2million (dont forget SW gave Atiku 2 million in 2007). If Atiku gets 2 million votes in SE and Buhari get 700k; if Atiku gets 3.5 million votes in ss and buhari get 1million; lets calculate-- Atiku 12.5 million votes
Buhari 11.2 milliion votes

Atiku wins. This is a fair calculation

This your analysis is purely based on mere assumption with no empirical reason attached to it. Buhari will clear the entire North West, North East, North Central and South West Votes. In The South East and South South, the votes will be shared 50/50 with any PDP candidate.
Obiano, Okorocha, Rochas, Dave Umahi, Ayade and Ikpeazu will surely work for Buhari...as many of them are interested in retaining their seats in 2019, than any useless presidential election.