The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is reportedly considering former vice president, Atiku Abubakar as its flagbearer for the 2019 presidential election.
Vanguard reports that this was revealed by a highly-placed member of the party who spoke on condition of anonymity on Wednesday, May 9.
The source said: “If you take a look at all the aspirants today, there is no doubt that they are all eminently qualified to rule this country. But the party is aware that it is coming into this contest as an underdog and as such, must avoid every seen and unforeseen pitfalls.
“The Nigeria of today is different from what we had a few years ago. People want jobs and if these aspirants talk job creation today, the people would most likely listen to Atiku the more because he has done quite a lot in this regard (job creation).”
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On the rumour that Governor Aminu Tambuwal was being lured back to the party, the source said a lot of factors would come into play during the primaries.
“You see, Tambuwal was a member of this party before he left for the All Progressives Congress (APC). You will recall that after the historic Supreme Court verdict, the then chairman of our party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi said there was no victor and there was no vanquished.
”He threw the doors of the party opened to all those who left for one reason or the other to return. And the current leadership is doing exactly the same. So, we want Tambuwal and all those who left to return home."
Meanwhile, ahead of the 2019 presidential election, support groups for former vice president Atiku Abubakar, maintained their effort to promote the political ambition of the Wazir in Adamawa.
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The national youth campaign group for Atiku has vowed to mobilize not less than five million Nigerian youths to march in support for their principal, the Independent reports.
Comrade Adegboyega Adeleke, the coordinator of the campaign group, in a statement issued on Saturday, May 5 at the unveiling ceremony of the #Unstoppable Atiku 2019 in Kaduna, said: “The goal of the group is to build an army of people that believe in the ability, loyalty and faithfulness of Atiku Abubakar.”
“Atiku Abubakar is one of the very few Nigerians that has dedicated his life to serving God through humanity.
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Source: Naija.ng
