Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of PDP in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has told his fellow party mate and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike that he should worry about the conditions of Nigerians and not on the next candidate of PDP.
Wike had earlier commented during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday that Atiku would not be permitted to become the presidential candidate of PDP in 2027, saying they couldn’t keep relying on him.
According to Wike, “He is lobbying for another chance, but the chance will not be there. In which party? How can we rely on one man for so many years?”
The FCT Minister further alleged that Atiku is seeking another opportunity to be the party’s candidate, but he will not be granted that chance.
In a swift response, through his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku reminded Wike of how he “schooled him and his protégé” during the 2019 election.
In a chat with Daily Post, Shuaibu said Wike would have claimed the party’s presidential ticket for himself if he had the authority to do so.
“If he had the power to distribute presidential tickets like party favours, he’d certainly have kept one for himself. After all, Atiku thoroughly schooled him and his chosen protégé in his own backyard ahead of the 2019 election and then handed him a resounding defeat in the 2023 primaries in Abuja.
“Yet, despite his public proclamation that Tinubu is destined to win in 2027, here he is, obsessing over who gets to be the PDP’s candidate.
“Isn’t it too early in the day for that? Our focus should be on the real issues—the worsening conditions of living for Nigerians.
“This hunger is becoming unbearable; it’s what we should be addressing, not political maneuvers for 2027.”
While noting that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has contested for presidency six times both in primaries and during the general elections, the question is, is there brewing discord in the political party?
