Weeping In Adamawa As Atiku Gets Disqualified From 2019 Presidency

Cross sections of prominent
Nigerians, have dismissed the
possibilities of former Vice President,
Atiku Abubakar, contesting and
winning the 2019 Presidency.
This came against the backdrop of
Atiku’s tactical shot, as he throws his
hat into the ring for another crack at
the Presidency.
According to sources, he is already
oiling his political machine ahead of
the 2019 Presidential elections.
It was learnt that the Turakin
Adamawa, as he is fondly called by
his political associates, has been
making significant inroads into
various parts of the country, in line
with his game plan to actualize his
dream.
Disqualifying Atiku, a vocal Politician
from Kano State, Junaid Mohammed,
said that although President
Muhammadu Buhari had failed to
meet the aspirations of Nigerians,
Atiku cannot be an alternative in
2019.
He dismissed Atiku’s advocacy on
restructuring, and challenged him to
define in clear terms the parameters
of the restructuring agenda. “When I
hear this kind of thing being said by
him, I will like him to define his terms.
“What does he mean by restructuring?
Does he want us to go back to the
four regional structures, in which the
North will be twice as big as the three
Southern regions in terms of land
mass and resources? Will that bring a
sense of balance in the national
discourse? Unless I am told what he
actually means by restructuring, I
don’t like wasting my time,” he said.
When reminded that Atiku has been
advocating that Nigeria be
restructured into six geo-political
zones, Mohammed again dismissed
the proposal, as a project of the PDP,
which according to him, had been
rejected by Nigerians, when they voted
the party out of government.
He asserted that the current
campaign for restructuring, cannot
make Atiku win an election.
Also speaking, a highly placed APC
source, said that Atiku’s chances of
becoming the next President could
only be actualised, if the politician
worked with a coalition of political
groups in the country.
According to him, both the APC and
PDP, will not serve the purpose,
because while PDP had become an
abandoned child, the APC would have
been too divided to be a formidable
force by 2019.
However, the Head of the Atiku Media
Office, Paul Ibe, debunked insinuations
that Atiku embarked on the campaign
for restructuring of the federation,
because of the 2019 Presidential
election.
According to Ibe, the former Vice
President, had long been an advocate
of restructuring, even when he served
in the Obasanjo administration.
Meanwhile, Atiku’s donation to the
Delta State chapter of the ruling APC,
believed to be part of his preparation
for 2019 elections, also caused ripples
in APC, last week.