“Till today, I will not do Muslim-Muslim ticket. I don’t have to be president because I don’t believe it is right for this country.”
The British-Nigerian businessman narrated how he was abused and defrauded by the Nigerian domestic intelligence office in the 1980s.
Brought in via an election which he admitted was “flawed”, Mr Yar’Adua was hailed for initiating reforms in the electoral process.
On Monday, Atiku opened the window into an incautious mind at an interactive session of the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna.
It is hard to explain and farcical to rationalise PDP’s gaucherie.
Mr Abubakar’s comments came as Mr Tinubu remained under public backlash for presenting a Muslim running mate ahead of next year’s election.
The Super Eagles skipper accused Nigerian political office holders of “running a system they don’t even believe in.”
The presidential spokesman, however, said his boss had rebuffed entreaties to remain in power beyond the constitutional limit of two terms and is now eager to leave office in 2023.
The noise about a possible Jonathan return and concerns that it could be disastrous for other aspirants may be good political gossip, but it’s a waste of time.
I have realised the top ten things Atiku forgot in Aso Rock, for which he is determined to try for the sixth time to be president.
