Ex-vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will tomorrow register at his Jada 1 ward in Adamawa State, to begin his formal return to his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This is expected to be followed with a formal defection on December 6, ahead of the party’s December 9 national convention, where he is also expected to be physically present.

We also gathered exclusively that all formal arrangements had long been made to make his return to his former party seamless.

Part of the arrangements, it was learnt, was to hand the party machinery in the state over to his loyalists.

“And from the outcome of the congress we held about two weeks ago or so to elect state party officials, his men emerged the new party leaders in the state. If you recall, Dr. Ardo, a very strong member of the party in the state, protested what he termed ‘connivance’ of the national secretariat with Atiku to make his (Atiku) men take over the party in the state. He made a lot of noise in the media over the issue. But did you hear anything?” one of sources in Adamawa queried.

Atiku’s return to the PDP is a confirmation of Daily Sun’s report of November 14, where it reported among others things that plans were on by the PDP to woo top All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains to its fold, as part of its strategies to sack the APC from the cenre in 2019.

Although Daily Sun could not readily ascertain if Atiku got any assurance from the party that he was going to get the party’s presidential ticket, handing him the party structure in the state was Atiku’s own way of ensuring that the events of January 2011 and December 2014 respectively, does not repeat itself, another source volunteered.

Daily Sun recalls that in 2011, Atiku as a northern consensus candidate was not only defeated by Goodluck Jonathan in the PDP presidential primary election, he also lost all the delegates from Adamawa State to Jonathan.

Also in 2014, Atiku again lost Adamawa State delegates to President Muhammadu Buhari in the APC presidential primary, coming a distant third after Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, then Kano State governor.

Daily Sun further gathered that with Atiku’s formal return to the PDP, the dynamics within the ruling APC is also expected to change, as most of his loyalists currently in government and in the party are expected to join him in PDP in the days ahead.

Already, current Women Affairs Minister, Senator Aisha Alhasssan had long given Buhari notice that she would be backing Atiku in 2019. She is one of those expected to return to the PDP.

Also, Adamawa State governor, Senator Jibrilla Bindow, whose influence within the APC in the state has been effectively neutralised by both the Murtala Nyako and Buhari groups is expected to join Atiku too in the PDP in the months ahead.

But, a Deputy Director in the Atiku Media Office, Mr. Sola Sanni has dismissed the former vice president’s return to the PDP.

He told Daily Sun the story is just “the imagination of those concocting the story. This is not the first time we will hear of such stories. It’s simply not correct.”

Regardless, Adamawa PDP members are already agog in anticipation of Atiku’ s return to the party.

Although none of the party officials were unwilling to be quoted when contacted yesterday, the state PDP chairman, Ahmed Tahir Shehu told Daily Sun that they would be happy to see the former vice president return to the PDP.

“We have been mounting pressures on him (Atiku); we have sent delegations to him on a number of times, pleading with him to return.

So, we will be happy to have him back,” Shehu said.

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Gan gan 2019 will be sweet

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Atiku?

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What did this guy forget in Aso rock that he is desperate to go back and collect? Please, Atiku should go and rest

Apc imploding before time.

Lol..

Sarrki, how market nah?

coluka:
What did this guy forget in Aso rock that he is desperate to go back and collect? Please, Atiku should go and rest

Nigeria is a country where the worst rules the rest. We should allow him rule his 8 years. Let the country continue to die.

Must Atiku be president?

What, if I may ask, is Atiku's problem? Does he think he can ever rule Nigeria?

Atiku will bring PDP down. Let PDP look for credible candidate.

wolesmile:
What, if I may ask, is Atiku's problem? Does he think he can ever rule Nigeria?

Few years ago same was said of buhari. God gives power as he pleases

aolawale025:


Few years ago same was said of buhari. God gives power as he pleases

And we can see the results of that error. God allows people destroy themselves sometimes.

Atiku is a good man, but his desperation calls for caution

Sprumbabafather:
APC is sinking, Tinubu to announce a new party for the yerobas this week, Buharri to defect to APGA

You will cry till 2023. Iboe man, your cries have just started. As for Atiku, he is wasting his time. We all know he will win only south east and some part of south south.
He is wasting his time

oodualover:

You will cry till 2023. Iboe man, your cries have just started. As for Atiku, he is wasting his time. We all know he will win only south east and some part of south south.
He is wasting his time

Before you know it, tinubu will back Atiku and he will win as the yoruba are just easy to deceive. Atiku for Nigeria president, we want biafra

with the likes of atiku,fayose,lamido,Donald duke,kwakwanso and the rest candidates of other parties in the presidential race,buhari will not get half of the votes he got in 2015 .we must all join hands to nail this propaganda party and govt to the ground.
the hunger is just too much to bare

Sprumbabafather:


Before you know it, tinubu will back Atiku and he will win as the yoruba are just easy to deceive. Atiku for Nigeria president, we want biafra

Atiku for Nigeria president, we want Biafra. What da hell are you saying? How can you want Biafra and same time want Atiku as president of Nigeria? Anyways, let me be candid with you. There is no way Atiku can defeat Buhari in the south west. Take it or leave it. I know very soon you will say Yoruba people betrayed you.
Atiku will only will south east and some part of south south.
Iboe man, your wailing is just starting. You must wail till 2023; which is for another 6 years

This is not a new development with political prostitutes of Atiku's type.Speculatuons have been rife but he kept on denying it.Well nothing done in the secret that shall not be revealed.

chukwuemekafran:
with the likes of atiku,fayose,lamido,Donald duke,kwakwanso and the rest candidates of other parties in the presidential race,buhari will not get half of the votes he got in 2015 .we must all join hands to nail this propaganda party and govt to the ground.
the hunger is just too much to bare

See this iboeman acting like he gave Buhari his support two years ago. The only people that can destroy Buhari are the people who gave him their support, not iboez that never voted for him. Your nightmare has just begun.
Buhari is going nowhere. He will be there till 2023.
Get that into your flattheaded skull!!!

He should defect fast let us start work.
I will support Atiku for now for 2 Reasons.
1. Is that OBJ hates him.
2. I have been to Yola recently. Any Northerner that can do what Atiku is doing there must be visionary,very Hardworking and Pro-Development.

oodualover:

See this iboeman acting like he gave Buhari his support two years ago. The only people that can destroy Buhari are the people who gave him their support, not iboez that never voted for him. Your nightmare has just begun.
Buhari is going nowhere. He will be there till 2023.
Get that into your flattheaded skull!!!

You are just being myopic,which people did you think the dullard referred to as 5%,after given him our votes he turned around to insult us,but guess what he won't even get 0.5% this time,with many of his voters in other region shining their eyes from the one chance party,buhari is going down 2019 . he is as corrupt as a thief

It's only speculation till he formally joins

kingjizzy2:


But, a Deputy Director in the Atiku Media Office, Mr. Sola Sanni has dismissed the former vice president’s return to the PDP.

He told Daily Sun the story is just “the imagination of those concocting the story. This is not the first time we will hear of such stories. It’s simply not correct"

We don't need any soothsayer to know what is offshoot. Once a political harlot, always be a political harlot!

if party can not change you...you change party. ...apc expect more defectors by the middle of 2018....

Stop

raker300:
Apc imploding before time.

Lol..

Sarrki, how market nah?

You should be worried about the impeding implosion in PDP.
From the choice of Atiku above loyal PDP gladiators to the fight that will most likely ensue in the SE over the choice of a VP candidate.
It’s not really looking nice for PDP as a party

chukwuemekafran:
with the likes of atiku,fayose,lamido,Donald duke,kwakwanso and the rest candidates of other parties in the presidential race,buhari will not get half of the votes he got in 2015 .we must all join hands to nail this propaganda party and govt to the ground.
the hunger is just too much to bare

You were hungry during GEJ tenure, you are still hungry during Buhari term, my friend you are a lazy man !! Go and work !

ProWalker:


You were hungry during GEJ tenure, you are still hungry during Buhari term, my friend you are a lazy man !! Go and work !

that is a fat lie,resources were evenly distributed then nigerians can bare me witness ,i dont need to start uploading videos here for you to see because i know that you are a biased soul.
buhari is fighting an imaginary corruption at the detriment of poor nigerians,saying that am lazy and should go and work is an insult to a hardworking nigerian.
the exchange rate is high,commodities are high,the naira can only buy few items like we witnessed in the jonathan era,every evil you wish for the hardworking nigerian will return to you in hundred folds you wicked people supporting this evil goverment that we voted for.they have started wasting blood again with boko haram even the norther youths are complaining.
darkness is what this government brought to us