An Abuja-based rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has charged
the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar,
to bow out of politics and mentor young politicians.
He said Atiku’s insistence on contesting for the presidency
in 2023 made Bola Tinubu President of Nigeria.
In his new year message, Adeyanju said Atiku’s refusal led
to the creed of Labour Party’s Peter Obi, New Nigeria People’s Party’s Rabiu
Kwankwaso and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike paving the way for Tinubu’s victory.
The message reads: “For over three decades, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar’s name has appeared prominently in the Nigerian political lexicon and
one cannot deny the fact that he has contributed a great deal in shaping the
Nigerian democracy.
“From the aborted third republic down to the recently
conducted 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku has played one role or the other
in Nigerian politics, with varying results. However, it is now time for him to
take a bow from politics and serve as a mentor for the younger generation of
politicians.
“Keen observers of political issues in Nigeria will attest
to the fact that year 2023 was Alhaji Abubakar’s best shot at the Nigerian
Presidency. He had everything working in his favour. However, a combination of
arrogance, inadequate human relationship, inability to manage the opposition,
and several other lesser known factors contributed to his defeat in the polls.
“Abubakar was directly responsible for the division in the
opposition that saw President Tinubu emerging with the slimmest victory margin
in Nigeria’s recent democratic elections. He failed to support Peter or prevail
on him to remain in the PDP, he failed to prevail on Kwankwaso to remain in the
PDP, he picked unnecessary fight with the G5 PDP governors and invariably lost
in woefully in areas that were hitherto traditional PDP bases.
“Had the G5, kwankwaso, Peter Obi and Atiku worked under one
platform in the 2023 presidential election, we would have had a different
president today. Sadly, that ship has sailed. It is for the aforementioned
reasons that Abubakar must drop his intention to run in the 2027 presidential
elections. He is not the only politician in Nigerian. He must give way for
younger generation of politicians.”
He charged Atiku to leave behind a legacy of uniting the
opposition and pushing for a younger politician to be president of Nigeria.
Adeyanju said the former Vice President should assume the
role of “Moses and let history be the judge,” adding that the opposition must
also find a way to work together to present a united front in 2027 through a
younger candidate.
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