WAR OF POWER: Atiku Collapses In Tears, Sets The Entire APC On Fire, As Obasanjo Quickly Endorses Kwankwaso, El-Rufai, For 2019
A Political Associate of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Abdullahi Sugar, has raised an alarm, over former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s alleged endorsement of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Governor Nasir El-Rufai, as the Northern candidates for the 2019 Presidential election.
Atiku’s Associate, who made this claim in an exclusive telephone interview with Daily Trust, said Atiku would contest in 2019.
His words: “We Northerners must be wary of these antics. It has happened before, and we should not allow it to happen again. He, Obasanjo, should allow the people’s will to prevail.
“Why is he plotting for Kwankwaso and El-Rufai, when more better Politicians are on the ground? He should allow the people’s will to prevail and not his. Tell him that Nigerians are now more enlightened politically than in 2007”, he said.
The APC stalwart in Kano said former President, Obasanjo, was against the candidature of Atiku, because of the role he (Atiku) played in frustrating his third term ambition.
“Obasanjo had on many occasions said Atiku will not in his lifetime become President. We are praying for him to live long, so that he can witness the emergence of Atiku as President.
“Atiku is not looking for the Presidency from Obasanjo, but from Allah, who gives power to anybody He wishes, without the endorsement of people like Obasanjo”, he said.
Expressing optimism that Nigerians would overwhelmingly support Atiku’s candidature in 2019, he said Atiku will turn the fortunes of the country to good, if given the mandate.
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