A former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has said that some key members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worked against the party’s committee’s recommendation for Nyesom Wike to become a running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. Speaking on Arise Television on Thursday, Ortom, a strong ally…
The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, has described the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 election, as “good riddance to bad rubbish”. The PUNCH reports that former Atiku resigned from the PDP in a letter…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former Special Adviser on political matters to President Bola Tinubu, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve his presidential ambition and groom a younger person. Baba-Ahmed said this on Wednesday, when he appeared as a guest on ‘Focus Nigeria’, a programme on African Independent Television, AIT. According to him, Atiku…
Gov. Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has declared that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar leaving the Peoples Democratic Party won’t affect its fortune. Makinde said this in Akure, the Ondo state capital during an interview with journalists at the 10th anniversary of the rulership of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi. Asked to comment…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, urging Nigerians to shift attention from political defections to more urgent issues such as hunger and economic hardship. Atiku formally quit the PDP on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences and the party’s departure from its founding ideals. He also expressed disappointment…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has officially announced his resignation from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). This was made known in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by @imranmohammad, on Tuesday. Atiku, a veteran politician and five-time presidential contender, has been one of the most prominent figures in the PDP since its…
David Mark Atiku Abubakar has said that the choice of Senator David Mark as the interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, was evidence of the seriousness of the coalition leaders to evolve into a serious alternative in the polity. Speaking through his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku further said that the ADC…
Paul Ibe, spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken over structures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the northern states. He said the coalition party has taken control of PDP structures in several northern states, including Yobe, Gombe, and Adamawa, even as many of the…
There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may divorce the coalition soon as it is obvious he may not get the nod to fly the flag of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 presidential election. This assessment stems from the covert maneuvoerings among various political figures who are actively working to…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the failure of Nigeria not to get invite from the US President Donald Trump to White House to discuss commercial opportunities was on account of the failure of leadership on the part of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku slammed Tinubu over the exclusion of Nigeria from four West African…
