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“ATIKU” THE TRUMP CARD THAT SEALS PDP CHANGES AGAINST BUHARI



By  Oniuwherin

It is not clear if the PDP, weakening opposition party in the country was deliberate in its choice of Atiku Abubakar as its presidential flag bearer or it was by some surreptitious omission that saw the emergence of the former vice president as its elected flag bearer at its national primary convention which   was held in Porthacourt that Atiku Abubakar suddenly earned so much votes that gave him a clear lead over other contenders speaks volume at the low sink the PDP has sunk.

The APC for just that move and like the bobby trap, the PDP walked into it and now, the PDP is trapped with its flag bearer who according to an APC stalwart lacks credibility, integrity, faith and loyalty. These four virtues are most wanted in any politician seeking public leadership.
Atiku has demonstrated lack of faith, credibility loyalty and of course integrity. Another APC stalwart asked; is this the kind of man the PDP is pushing forward as its presidential flag bearer?
Inordinate ambition has been a mark of Atiku all along his career, Atiku has shown himself to be a desperado for power, being a desperado for power has exposed his other side which Nigerians have consistently rejected. It becomes a big surprise for the APC and other political parties who thought the PDP to be the foremost opposition with the clout to wrestle power from the APC, assuming it was someone else that the PDP is fielding other than Atiku.
Shakespeare says about the evil people do is living after them, in the case of Atiku his lack of loyalty and faith have made him to be a sort of strange politician not to be trusted.
He, Atiku has no great or massive support from the north. The northern elders do not trust him. His political associates know him as an overly ambitious and desperate politician and ruthless.
His ruthlessness came to fore when he tried to sideline his boss, Obasanjo in 2003. This singular act of disloyalty has followed him ever since and roused a political vendetta of sort.
No wonder the pains of that betrayal has stuck in the mind of Obasanjo that it is both unforgettable and unforgivable sin.
While this sounds like s personal political vendetta between Obasanjo and Atiku it has a national connotation.
Apart from the northern elders, all the retired Military generals are not comfortable with Atiku’s presidential ambition. Atiku has not kept the faith, and the youths are wary of him too. It is in the light of this and other security facts held close to the APC bosom that the APC is laughing at the PDP for choosing Atiku Abubakar as its presidential flag bearer. Let’s meet at the Pools.

The APC is eagerly throwing the challenge as it makes no effort to hide its joy at the happenstance of the PDP come February 2019. Atiku’s nomination according to an APC man is the death nail that will send PDP into oblivion and not as an opposition anymore.
Nigeria needs a credible president one with integrity, credibility, faith and loyalty. These virtues are harly seen in PDP and now in its choice of nominee.
As it is now, the PDP’s coffin is in construction , a beautiful coffin as such , so that at the end of the pools, PDP will be packaged in this beautiful casket and sent via pall bearers like a gift box of chocolate into oblivion.
Worthy of note: during the primaries of both parties, the APC was honoured to have youths and sundry clamouring for the return of Buhari. A line up of 14 million votes as the last cout voted in favour of Buhari.
Buhari was unanimously voted for at the primaries. The question we pose here is how many persons voted in the PDP primaries in the enclave of Portharcourt? Just about 4000 delegates and how many actually voted for Atiku? He curried just above 1000 votes. Is this the popular demand?
How does one compare fourteen million with two thousand?
Nemesis has actually caught up with PDP now. The PDP is not only in dither it is in a mission of self destruction.


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