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2019: Will Nigerians Try Atiku Out? by nairavsdollars(f): 7:04am On Nov 29, 2017 |
After three failed attempts at becoming president, Nigerians finally gave President Muhammadu Buhari the opportunity to lead them in the last general elections conducted in March, 2015. Having seen what President Buhari can offer, will Nigerians give Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, the same opportunity in 2019 and see what he has up his sleeves? TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI takes a look at the unfolding political scenario. President Buhari contested in 2003 on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and lost to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. He threw his hat into the ring again in 2007 on the same platform and lost to the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Undaunted, in 2011, Buhari ran on the platform of the Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) against former president, Goodluck Jonathan, and lost. He later succeeded in 2015 when he contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeating Jonathan who was seeking re-election. Like the President, Atiku also has a long history of presidential ambition and campaigns. As vice president, his first attempt in 2003 almost succeeded but for PDP stakeholders who prevailed on him to forgo his ambition for his boss, Obasanjo, who was then seeking re-election. Atiku shifted camp to the defunct Action Congress (AC), also the main opposition party of the time, which he helped to set up and which presidential ticket he won for the 2007 election. He eventually lost to the late Yar’Adua. Never giving up on his presidential ambition, Atiku returned to the PDP and, in 2011, he faced President Goodluck Jonathan to compete for the PDP’s presidential ticket. Jonathan had succeeded Yar’Adua, following the latter’s demise and had been in power for nearly two years. Atiku failed to grab his party’s presidential ticket. He polled 805 votes from 3, 542 delegates to the convention. President Jonathan scored 2, 736 votes to floor him. He later joined the APC in February 2014 under whose platform he chose to contest the 2015 presidency. He lost in the primaries conducted in December, 2014, to Muhammadu Buhari. A man determined to get what he wants, Atiku may likely try his luck again in 2019 as he has dumped the APC, having seen the handwriting on the wall that he may not realise his life-long ambition in the party. “I will shock everyone because I believe that I will fight corruption like never before,” he was quoted as saying. Indeed, when Alhaji Atiku Abubakar made that statement in September, this year, many Nigerians believed he was setting the template for his desire to run against incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. But under what platform is what many of them could not figure out. There is no gainsaying the fact that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, will likely give its backing to President Buhari if he decides to run. Though Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the party, already countered governors elected under the party’s platform who adopted the president as the sole candidate for 2019, many believe President Buhari, who has the support of the party leadership and state governors, will still clinch the party’s ticket as the case has always been with incumbent governors. Now that it is clear that Atiku will run for the presidency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what is likely to be his last attempt, should Nigerians, like they did to Buhari in 2015, give him the opportunity to lead the country and see what he has to offer in terms of giving Nigerians a new breath of life? Latest Opinion Poll While some Nigerians are already relishing what an Atiku presidency will be like, it seems many Nigerians will rather have President Buhari continue in office than give their mandate to the Waziri Adamawa, as Atiku is fondly called, to preside over their affairs come May 2019. In the latest opinion conducted by an online media platform, when asked, ‘If Nigeria’s presidential election holds today between Abubakar Atiku as a candidate of @officialPDPNig and Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of @APCNigeri, who would you vote?’, 26 percent of Nigerians voted for Atiku while 49 percent chose President Buhari to continue in office. 29 percent of Nigerians rejected both men. Speaking on the issue, Monday Ubani, 2nd Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said Atiku would not be an option in 2019 as allowing him rule would mean keeping the presidency in the North for another eight years. He said: “No! Giving Atiku a chance to become president in 2019 will cause so many political upheavals. This is President Buhari‘s first term. If he finishes his first term and then goes for a second term, then power can come back to the South. “Giving a new Northerner the opportunity to rule in 2019 means that the Northern region will be there for another eight years before it now comes to the South, and then before it comes to the South Eastern part of the country. It is not in the interest of the Igbos or the South for another new Hausa-Fulani man to become president in 2019. “It is better that we allow the person that is there now (President Buhari) who is not doing badly at all to complete his eight years and then allow the power to rotate to the South. “It is not just a question of allowing Atiku to run to see what he can do, there are other considerations. Those factors must be taken into considerations and we cannot consider it in isolation. “The first is, if we allow him, it will take a longer time for power to come back to the South. So, I think it is in our interest to allow President Buhari complete his eight years if he is ready to contest and healthy enough to contest.” Also speaking, Yinka Odumakin, National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, said Nigerians need to see the other candidates interested in the presidency in 2019 before deciding whether to consider Atiku or not. “Atiku is welcome to the fray but let us see all those who are on parade before beginning to talk of whether we will give him a chance to see what he has to offer. “Nigeria is now in dire straits and we need the very best of the best to salvage the situation. So, let us see all those who have indicated interest to run, then we take it up from there,” he said. https://independent.ng/2019-will-nigerians-give-atiku-mandate/
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Re: 2019: Will Nigerians Try Atiku Out? by urahara(m): 7:19am On Nov 29, 2017 |
Shey dem use useless presidents swear for una |
Re: 2019: Will Nigerians Try Atiku Out? by id911(m): 8:08am On Nov 29, 2017 |
Yes, we will give him the chance because He's a tested bridge-builder He has friends all over the country and trusted across ethnic and religious divides He's detribalized, not an ethnic and religious bigot. He believes on merit and seriously frowns at nepotism of any kind He's an astute businessman; a successful entrepreneur. He has created and still creating thousands of jobs for Nigerians. He constantly empowers men and women to generate wealth and improve their conditions. He's a disciple of restructuring and devolutions of powers He's charismatic He's enlightened, well exposed and focused He's visionary, has foresight, understands the problems of the country and has solutions and timelines to tackle them He's a lover of education and will hugely invest in training and education of our people Abuse of power, lawlessness and impunity will be curtailed in his administration Propaganda and lies will never be part of his government Atiku is an excellent product that will better the lives of Nigerians. The youths and business minded people of this country who want our country to run like a business will queue behind Atiku to restore lost Jobs and bring unity to our country. Atiku is on a rescue mission and we will ATIKULATE! in 2019 for a brighter, secure and better tomorrow 1 Like
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