Ex VP Atiku Reacts To Obasanjo's Letter To Buhari
Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari saying it confirmed that the ruling
All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians. Atiku made this
comment on Wednesday, January 24 when he paid a visit to Governor Ayodele
Fayose of Ekiti in furtherance of his political ambition. READ ALSO: FG
responds to Obasanjo’s criticism of Buhari administration Atiku said: “The
letter was a personal issue between two individuals, so I won’t like to
comment on it.
“However, the letter confirmed that the APC government under Buhari has
failed Nigerians.” On his visit to Ekiti, Atiku said Fayose “calls the shots and
when he does so, we all take the queue.” “Since my return home to PDP this
is the first state I am visiting for consultations with party leaders. “This is not
surprising as Fayose and I had struck a good relationship since his first tenure
as governor and I was VP. He is blunt and straightforward, a sharpshooter in
politics and I respect him for that this. “But above all, he is also the chairman
of our governors forum. Today, among the governors, among the party
generally, he calls the shots and when he does so, we all take the queue.”
“Another unique thing the governor has done is telling me that his deputy is
being supported as the party candidate in the next election, this is a very rare
feat in the democratic system of our country. “How many deputy governors
have succeeded their governors? It means he has foresight and wants
someone to continue his good works.” In his reaction, Fayose described
Atiku’s ambition as legitimate and a welcomed development for the party. He
said: “Vice President Atiku has not spoken to me privately about his ambition,
and maybe he would do that in our private meeting. “But his body language
obviously shows he has an ambition which is legitimate.
We will all examine everybody and we will have a level playing ground, as he
has come, others will still come. “I have paid my dues, I am not a hidden
voice. I have all it takes to lead this country, but whichever way it goes, the
interest of our party comes first, it is above our individual aspiration. Whoever
the party finally picks as the party’s candidate will be supported by others.” “I
want to assure you that we only have leadership in Abuja, real party is in the
states and at the local government level, we have done it before, we will do it
again.”
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