Former Vice President, Atiku
Abubakar, Wednesday, alleged that he had been pushed to the corner by President
Muhammadu Buhari-led government which he said he helped into power in 2015.
Atiku’s salvo at the government
comes a day after one of Buhari’s ministers said she would resign from the
cabinet should Atiku announce today he would run for president in 2019.
In an interview aired during
yesterday’s morning programme of the Hausa Service of the Voice of America
(VOA), Atiku said he had been sidelined despite the fact that he used his
contacts and resources to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.
“Honestly speaking, I’m still a
member of the APC; I was part of all the processes, including campaigns until
success was achieved.
“But sadly, soon after the
formation of government; I was side-lined, I have no any relationship with the
government, I’ve not been contacted even once to comment on anything and in
turn, I maintained my distance. They used our money and influence to get to
where they’re but three years down the lane, this is where we are,” Atiku said.
He praised President Muhammadu
Buhari on the successes recorded in the fight against Boko Haram, but said it
was not yet time to celebrate because the ruling government had failed in many
fronts.
“Yes, there were successes but
not comprehensive success because the Boko Haram miscreants are still very
active, killing our people and many local government councils in Borno and Yobe
are under their firm grip. People cannot dare go back to their dwellings.
“This thing baffles me; I never
imagined that Nigeria will fight a protracted battle with Boko Haram for five
years. At a time, we fought the Biafra war, which was more complicated because
of the terrain in the South but the Biafran soldiers were roundly subdued in 30
months. But here we’re, fighting an endless battle with the Boko Haram and
there’s no end in sight,” he said.
On corruption, Atiku said very
little was achieved in that respect.
“How many people were arrested,
prosecuted and jailed? How much was recovered from the looters?
“When we came on board in 1999, I
remember we recovered between $4.5 and $4.7 billion from those that looted
under (Late Sani) Abacha,” he said.
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Biafra war it was during military era, nothing like human rights. For prosecution many were prosecuted but for jailing looters it's left for judiciary and the faults are on the lawyers who used to play delaying tactics. Confirm whether you have understand.
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ReplyDelete...They only abandoned you but they impoverished several millions of Nigerians and workers who find it difficult to feed now. God Dey ooooooo!
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Chanji Dole!
Baba for life!
If you use genocide and famine for killing 3 million people and the support of the global powers you will win, but the world has moved on. You see the problem with Nigeria so called leaders is their ignorance or lies and the mumu of our people.
ReplyDeleteWho cares?He is part of Nigeria problem
ReplyDeleteAtiku should shut up, if not for a failed system, he would be in kirikiri.
ReplyDeleteWe are always fast to judge. If you ve not committed similar sin, cast the first stone.
DeleteAtiku presented himself to his party as a presidential candidate during the presidential primaries and he was comprehensively defeated.In a normal developed country, being rejected the way Atiku was rejected,would have made you realised you are unwanted and irrelevant.Unfortunately, Nigeria and Nigerians sometimes defies logic,hence the unethically connected and irresponsible politicians are given platforms meant for responsible citizens
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ReplyDeleteAlhaji Atiku Abubakar will eventually become a "beautiful" for political parties especially the ones that are still grappling with leadership problem.
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