Former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar has said the comments by Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jumai
Alhassan, concerning President Muhammadu Buhari, “couldn’t have been said any
better”.
Atiku declared that the All
Progressives Congress (APC) is a coalition and that appointees have the right
to keep their allegiance with whosoever they please.
Atiku, recently elevated to the
Waziri of Adamawa, disclosed that even other Ministers in the cabinet have
different views and opinions as regard the 2019 presidential election.
Paul Ibe, his media adviser, on
Saturday insisted that what Mama Taraba said is, “the truth”.
Alhassan recently declared her
support for Abubakar to emerge as Nigeria’s next president.
“And again, Baba Buhari did not
tell us that he is going to run in 2019,” she said.
“Let me tell you today that if
Baba said he is going to contest in 2019, I swear to Allah, I will go before
him and kneel and tell him that ‘Baba I am grateful for the opportunity you
gave me to serve your government as a minister.
“But Baba just like you know I
will support only Atiku because he is my godfather. If Atiku said he is going
to contest.”
In a chat in
Abuja, Ibe said, “There’s really nothing to say. It’s like stating the
obvious”.
“The Minister couldn’t have said
it any better, likewise we can’t help say it any better.
“In fact, she spoke the minds of
many Nigerians and don’t forget that everyone has a right of association.
“Even then president is aware of
the Minister’s support for former VP Atiku; they (APC) know.
“So it should not surprise
anybody because it is not a secret that the Minister has been behind us.
“Let me tell you, in the federal
cabinet, other ministers have their views; they have people they support.
“People forget APC is coalition
and when people from different background unite, you cannot expect stakeholders
to forget their root.
“What the Minister did was an act
of courage and we thank and commend her. We advise those who share similar
opinion to also speak out.”
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Atiku is a schemer and a desperate politician...he has a lot of baggage to be the president of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteBut she could have resigned before making such comments. I bet you Atiku is not going anywhere, just Watch and see
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't need to resign before she can Speak out her mind thats hypocrisy if so. Is always good to be open minded.
ReplyDeleteWhat of Elrufai who sometimes ago in the days of OBJ and the PDP said Buhari is not electable?
ReplyDeletePolitics has NO permanent enemy. If he said so in the past that time they not in the same party, but now since they're in the same party you can't hear him saying such comments again.
ReplyDeletePolitics, a dirty game
DeleteAtiku should go and rest! We don't need you as our president in Nigeria. Only sycophants and booth lickers who benefit directly from your looths are calling on you because they want more from your largesse! You are old and we are fed up from your previous looths. So you Nigerian elders are liars when you say 'youths are the leaders of tomorrow'. You old cargoes have adamantly refused to give the youths to rule! Allah ya is a!
ReplyDeleteAtiku should go and rest! We don't need you as our president in Nigeria. Only sycophants and booth lickers who benefit directly from your looths are calling on you because they want more from your largesse! You are old and we are fed up from your previous looths. So you Nigerian elders are liars when you say 'youths are the leaders of tomorrow'. You old cargoes have adamantly refused to give the youths to rule! Allah ya is a!
ReplyDeleteAtiku is only daydreaming, he can not rule this country, men of questionable character should be chased out in 2019, collect their money and vote with your senses. Mama taraba should simply resign, her loyalty is in doubt.
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