John Oyegun, the National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that the party is
“not happy” losing someone in the status of the former Vice President, Atiku
Abubakar.
Oyegun, who made the claim also
noted that the development was, however, not surprising to the ruling party.
Speaking with Vanguard, the
leader of the ruling party insisted that the signs that the former Vice
President would leave the party became glaring almost 18 months ago.
Reacting to if Abubakar’s exit
was heating up the party, he said, “All I can say is that I am totally amazed
at the song and dance that the press is making of the departure of the former
vice president, Atiku. We are not happy losing anybody, certainly not anybody
of his status.
‘’But why are people surprised
that he left?
“I can’t understand it. More than
12, 18 months ago, it was clear that he would leave. The only doubt was when
and how?
“For Vice President Atiku, at his
age, it is either now or never because if President Buhari serves another, that
will be eight years. Convention will have it that the Presidency may go south.
‘’That’s another eight years. So,
game over for Vice President Atiku. It is either now he make this last throw of
the dice or he will permanently forget the Presidency. So, it is something we
knew has been coming.
“The Bennis say a pebble you see
coming towards you shouldn’t blind you. So, why are we surprised?”
The former Vice President had on
Sunday returned to the PDP.
He made the announcement via a
live broadcast on his official Facebook account.
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