The
Presidential ambition of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has been
exposed ahead of his 70th birthday celebration. This was made public by
the Adamawa State government through Abba Jimeta, the Chief of staff to
Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, during the flag-off of the
construction of Girei-Wuro Bokki road by Governor Muhammad
Jibrilla yesterday.
He
said all elected and appointed officials in the state would work for
Atiku as soon as he declares his intention to contest. “The entire
Adamawa state government is firmly behind the former vice president ;
whereever he (Atiku) goes, the state is government is behind him. “From
the Governor to the Deputy governor, the Secretary to the state
government, Commissioners, the special advisers and special assistants
and all other political appointees and members of the State House of
Assembly are behind Atiku Abubakar”.
Jimeta said this will be in
appreciation of the huge contributionsof Atiku Abubakar to the economy
of the state and the nation. “Such an important figure in Adamawa State,
we as a government have nothing to pay him back, than to support all
his political ambitions and to give him our support if he declares to
run for any political office”, he added.
Recall that Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar who has refused to give up on his political ambition has ended
up been considered as one of Nigeria's famous political prostitutes.
Atiku, who vowed never to defect to any other party when joining the APC
has over the times been accused of making secret moves aimed at
perfecting his next political destiny.
Political watchers have
hinted that if President Buhari decides to contest in 2019, Atiku may
end up leaving the party for the PDP who is seriously shopping for a
prominent and wealthy northerner to field against the incumbent
President or any other candidate of the ruling APC. And if Buhari
refuses to recontest, it is believed that Atiku would catch into APC's
plan to allow the north complete its eight year tenure to fulfill his
presidential ambition.
However, Atiku has repeatedly denied any
plan to defect from the APC or contest for president. Such secret moves
and interests are the major cause of the current problems rocking the
ruling party including its inability to conduct its Board of Trustees
election, which Atiku and Tinubu are billed to have serious interest in.
Versatile Reporters recalls that Atiku contested the presidential primaries of the APC and came a distant third position.
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