Nigeria’s former Vice President and
chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar has
raised an alarm over plans by some members of the party to create
animosity between himself and President Muhammadu Buhari, in a move he
said is aimed at hijacking the new government.
Speaking via a statement issued on
Sunday, June 21, 2015 by Mazi Paul Ibe of his media office, Atiku said
some people are trying to make him the “fall guy” under the pretext of
loving President Buhari more than anyone else.
He used the opportunity to re-affirm his loyalty to President Buhari.
The statement read in parts: “In
politics, it is a mistake to expect fixed outcomes. As the President has
done, let’s all come to terms with what has happened in the interest of
the system and move on.
Suffice it to say that the new administration should be allowed a smooth take off and be allowed the atmosphere to deliver. On this, I stand with President Buhari.
Suffice it to say that the new administration should be allowed a smooth take off and be allowed the atmosphere to deliver. On this, I stand with President Buhari.
“Not only did Atiku Abubakar
congratulate Buhari after his emergence as the presidential candidate of
the APC at the party’s national convention in Lagos, he also handed
over his best assets to the Buhari Presidential Campaign. The former
Vice President enthusiastically handled the diplomatic assignment of
seeking endorsement for Dr. Adesina as the President of the African
Development Bank on behalf of President Buhari and would be available
for any other assignments as the President pleases.
“Make no mistake about it Atiku Abubakar
holds Buhari in the highest esteem, and would always remain loyal to
him, and support him in every endeavour to succeed as president.
“We, the members of the President’s own
family need to lead in this direction for others to follow for the good
of our nation and its peoples.
“It has become crystal clear even to the
blind that the motives of these hatchet men who are desperate to take
every available newspaper space is to insult, vilify and calumniate the
former Vice President.
“We cannot allow liars, denigrators and
blackmailers and their sponsors to use Atiku as platform to ingratiate
themselves with President Buhari and hijack his presidency under the
pretext of loving him more than anyone
else. These political ventriloquists are hiding behind the cover of
anonymity to achieve their sinister agenda of making Atiku the fall guy
in the unfolding political developments.”
Culled from NationalParrot
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