Former vice president, Atiku Abaukar is expected to return to the
Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) but will likely face stiff competition in the
party.
Atiku resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on
Friday, November 24 citing failure of the party.
Although he has not officially announced the party he is going to, there
is huge speculation that the former vice president will return to the PDP to
contest for the 2019 presidency.
Getting an automatic ticket may not be easy however as other PDP members
who have expressed interest are intensifying their own campaign.
Alhaji Sule Lamido who is a
member of the party has shown interest in running for presidency on the
platform of the PDP and pulled a mammoth crowd in Jigawa which he addressed.
Meanwhile, former president, Goodluck Jonathan reportedly sent a message
to Atiku to go and beg Chief Olusegun Obasanjo if he wants to get the PDP
presidential ticket.
The Nation reports that Jonathan reportedly advised Atiku to reach out
to Obasanjo in spite of the fact that the latter has quit partisan politics as
“he is still a strong factor in shaping the future of the nation in 2019
because he is a force among the revered kingmakers.
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