Just few days ago, Atiku Abubakar defected to APC from PDP, NLM can authoritatively reveal the deal that made it possible.
An aggrieved chieftain of APC (a supporter of Buhari), who doesn’t
want his name in print, revealed to NLM members in Lagos State that
Atiku’s defection to APC has really changed the game plan for 2015
election which would definitely cost APC dearly.
According to him, “for sometime now, APC has been strategizing on the
following candidates with
Buhari at the fore-front in the 2015
equation”:
1. Buhari/Fashola
2. Kwankwaso/Amaechi
3. Tambuwal/Okorocha
2. Kwankwaso/Amaechi
3. Tambuwal/Okorocha
This has been the arrangement until Atiku started his widely
consultation and met Tinubu in a secret meeting in Lagos and the game
changed.
In his words “Atiku met Tinubu in a secret meeting in Lagos and told
him pointblank that he is not joining APC to become an ordinary member,
but to be the party flag-bearer. Tinubu didn’t buy into the idea
initially until he made him an offer and a deal was struck.
Tinubu then told him that APC caucus would meet to pick a running
mate between Fashola and Amaechi to pair with him. This was rejected
outrightly by Atiku, reason being that the N5 billion is to settle for
any Yoruba candidate APC is considering and for Amaechi, he won’t like
him to be his VP because of his recklessness and stubbornness. That he
would rather opt for Adams Oshiomhole.
This was how Oshiomhole came into
the 2015 equation.
However, Tinubu directed Fashola to make the statement where he said
“if Adams Oshiomhole was nominated as the APC presidential flag-bearer,
he would vote for him.”
The camp of Gen. Buhari is very angry with this development and are
considering their next plan of action of either to pull out from the
merger because Gen. Buhari must run in 2015 election.
According to the APC Chieftain, he said “Tinubu has forgotten that
Gen. Buhari polled over 12 million votes with an unknown CPC in the last
general election which Atiku in his widest dream cannot do.” That if
they go ahead to field Atiku, Buhari’s supporters will definitely pull
out because there is no point to support a man (Atiku) with a question
mark and no electoral values”, he concludes.
