I have been observing the recent moves by a former Vice President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is also a veteran aspirant for the office of the President. Atiku Abubakar has suddenly shifted from his subtle campaign for President to what seem to be like an almost direct campaign for the number one seat in the country. In the Social media, some sycophantic groups and individual with inspiration from their stomach have been making noise by endorsing the Turaki Adamawa-perhaps, with expectation of gratification “when the time comes”.

While I am not against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to exercise his right to aspire for the office of the President in 2019 or any office in Nigeria, I have the responsibility as a young man, a patriot and a youth leader in my own right to enlighten Nigerians and eligible voters about Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy (just like I would to any other aspirant for the office).

I shall give some reasons why Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is unfit to occupy the office he is aspiring for;

1. Lack of Integrity:

During the period when he was the Vice President of the country, Atiku was appointed to chair the Petroleum Technology Development Fund by the President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. As Chairman of Petroleum Training Development Fund(PTDF), Atiku lodged over $30million and $164 in Trans International Bank and Equatorial Trust Bank respectively from the account of PTDF according to EFCC’s forensive indictment in 2006. In fact, ‘loans’ that yielded interest as high as 15% to the banks were collected from the said banks by Atiku and his proteges AFTER PTDF millions of dollars has been lodged with the illegal account. It was all business! When the deal was busted in 2006, Atiku simply said that he ‘kept the monies for safe-keeping’ and even claimed that he deserves commendation. He brought back the PTDF “capital” that he put in private account and benefited hugely from it.

Atiku Abubakar was indicted by EFCC, Senate, and a Presidential Committee. He is yet to clear his name. As usual, a court that he went to never discussed whether he was innocent or guilty, but simply said the FG Committee lacks power to investigate and indict Atiku Abubakar because they weren’t courts.

You may look these for reference.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6402241.stm
www.saharareporters.com/2006/09/24/objatiku-scandal-what-efcc-failed-disclose-thenewssaharareporters
www.saharareporters.com/2007/02/28/breaking-news-ptdf-scandal-senate-indicts-obj-atiku-impeachment-motion-looms

It is a shame that we are in a country where we forget easily. Otherwise, how could sane Nigerians be asking for Atiku’s Presidency when Nigerians in unison were asking for him to come out clean as for back as 2006.

Apart from the PTDF, Nigerians are yet to understand how Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from a humble background became an extraordinary billionaire despite the fact that most of his productive adult life was spent in the Nigeria Custom Service.

There is also an indictment on Atiku in the USA, I am yet to see him take up the challenge to take a trip to the United States as requested by exPresident Olusegun Obasanjo in 2014.

2. Tribal Supremacism:

One of the challenge of President Buhari’s administration is that he is more aligned with his brothers in the north than with the rest of the country, though Buhari has never hidden where is primary loyalty lies (his north). While many think Atiku is detribalised (we can only be patriotic and not detribalised anyway), the bare truth is that Atiku is a northern supremacist that believe that his northerners should always align with their own. Unlike Buhari, Atiku is pretentious about his- but his sin shall find him out.

In 2010, in their bid to stop Goodluck Jonathan from seeking the ticket of PDP in the 2011 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, Aliyu Gusau, Gen IBB and Bukola Saraki(now Senate President) all submitted themselves to Adamu Ciroma led Northern Political Leaders Forum to come up with a a consensus NORTHERN candidate to upstage Southern Goodluck Jonathan. Atiku was eventually chosen as the eventual “northern candidate” over Saraki, who wasn’t considered “northern enough” by the Ciroma led Forum. Atiku led a campaign in the north that he christened “Naka Sai Naka” meaning “Northerners go for your own”.

The record is there for all to see http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12193681

3. Insincerity And Deception:

Atiku is a very wealthy man no doubt, but of late we have seen a picture of him drinking sachet water aka pure water. When did Atiku start drinking such? Who is he trying to deceive? We won’t forget the N40 sacthet Milo/tea gimmicks that the Buhari campaign employed to deceive gullible Nigerians into believing that he was a “poor man”. We won’t forget the “akara” frying stunt of Mrs Aisha Buhari during the electioneering period in 2015. We should realise that when politicians are desperate, they take to any act just to impress and deceiving the gullible into giving them their votes. #NeverAgain should we be falling for such. It amounts to deception in the part of the elite to continue to use such gimmicks.

Also, Atiku has been making case for federalism and stuffs, but in ALL his years in Aso Rock as VeePee, he never initiated nor suggested such. In fact, Atiku was a very powerful VeePee between 1999 and 2003, as he was in charge of home-front while Obasanjo was travelling the world, yet he never thought of any pro-Federalism/restructuring policy. It is true that he fought against the third term agenda of Obasanjo, but we all know that he did it so that he can be able to succeed the president in 2007- he didn’t do it for Nigeria.

4. What Does He Have To Offer That He Can’t Suggest To Incumbents?

Atiku is part of the political system in Nigeria. In 1993 he ran for President, but lost to MKO Abiola in the Social Democratic Party primary election. In 2007, he ran for Presidency under Action Congress, but lost to Umaru Yaradua of PDP, and coming behing ANPP’s General Buhari. In 2011 he ran for Presidency and lost to Jonathan in the contest for PDP ticket. In 2014, he ran again but lost to Muhammadu Buhari in the APC primary, coming behind second placed Rabiu Kwankwaso. Now he is eyeing 2019! What is Atiku looking for after serving as Vice President for eight years? What did he forget in the villa that he wants to go back to get?

Atiku is already 70, he will be 73 in 2019, he is not an outsider of the system (like the American Trump), what does he have to offer that he couldn’t offer as VeePee? What stops him from sharing his “developmental” ideas to the incumbents since 1999 (considering that he was always in the incumbent parties)? What stops Alhaji Atiku from grooming younger, smarter and intelligent politician for the plum job?

Like I said earlier in my first paragraph, I am not against the right of Atiku to seek office, but I am against the idea of him becoming President. Nigeria cannot afford to continue to rotate failures and grannies. We need generational shift in leadership, we need to retire the system elite and bring him visionaries in 2019.

Nigeria has to be great for our own good, and we must make it great!

https://omojuwa.com/2016/11/4-reasons-nigerians-cannot-afford-atiku-aso-rock-tonye-barcanista/

Are they still valid today?

Honestly. To see that some Nigerians are chanting Atiku 2019. Shows that we are yet to learn enough to improve.

Shame on every youth chanting Atiku

whatever Atiku is, Buhari is a hundred times worse

5. Pride

6. Greed

OP, don't get it twisted, those Sai Atichukwu chanters are simply routing for who to take over from pig cownu, not aso rock. Dem dey craze?

despite what zombies May want

Nigeria will not be a one party state.

the atiku you know is better thatn the lying deceitful pa buhari you don't know.
bihari told us he was broke, heeven swindled an old lady off her 1m naira to buy apc form, only for nigerains to later discover that almost all his children are in the UK schooling,


Nigerians are wiser now

Please, enough of these old, selfish nd greedy politicians....

Look, if we as a country cant do anything to stop this recycling of politicians, then this country is doomed...

W'v had enough of this shady politicians

python1:
OP, don't get it twisted, those Sai Atichukwu chanters are simply routing for who to take over from pig cownu, not aso rock. Dem dey craze?

nobody cares about your teeth grinding.
grind from dawn till dusk atiku will run for presidency and chase that deceitful bigot out

if apc get mind make dem organise national convention make we see
party of clowns and crabs

orion7:



nobody cares about your teeth grinding.
grind from dawn till dusk atiku will run for presidency and chase that deceitful bigot out

Okay. Can you now leave my mention?

Wait Let Me Ask, Is There No Capable Hand That Can Rule Nigeria Apart From Atiku, Buhari Or any of the OLD Faces that has ruled before .. I Mean a new person that should not be above 50 at least , 55 at most ?

Nigeria can't have a leader worse than bubu.


bubu is the height

python1:

Okay. Can you now leave my mention?

after giving you the serum I have no need for you.

Nigerian politics have gone to the gutters, if buhari as brainless and a dullard he is, can win a presidential election any political animal can also win.

orion7:
after giving you the serum I have no need for you.

Okay. Bye.

Comments from Vanguard Newspaper on Atiku's Presidential ambition

Refurbished politicians everywhere...Atiku is power (president) freak and I won't like Nigerians make the same mistake we made during PMB campaigns by first securing Nigerians votes for PMB before the general election.

Now Atiku want to use us the same way PMB did.

#wakeupfromurslumber

Atiku is also part of the problems we've had for the past 16 years. Anyone thinking he is any better is signing up for the same scam Buhari scammed Nigerians.

python1:

Okay. Bye.

not just yet. misbehave again and I will land the big stick on ur brown head

Zombie mumu thread

Strike played his cards to early. Waaaaaay to early.

But what do I know?

I am sorry but those points are not sufficient to knock-out Atiku.

Mynd44 carnival don finish oh

orion7:



nobody cares about your teeth grinding.
grind from dawn till dusk atiku will run for presidency and chase that deceitful bigot out

if apc get mind make dem organise national convention make we see
party of clowns and crabs

PMB has tried, let us give Atiku a chance.

Those saying the North will get another fresh 8 years are just selfish 'born to rule' chanting deceivers.

Atiku will restructure this country in his own way. Don't mind the BMC propaganda.

if atiku can give us the true restructuring we yearn for we will vote him,let's wait for his manifestos .buhari have failed except he does something quickly and leave government by propaganda.

fulanmafia:


PMB has tried, let us give Atiku a chance.

Those saying the North will get another fresh 8 years are just selfish 'born to rule' chanting deceivers.

Atiku will restructure this country in his own way. Don't mind the BMC propaganda.

bro where u dey since. long time

imhotep:
Zombie mumu thread

I trust we can count on your support in 2019.

The support will be reciprocated in 2027.

Let us join hands and support the entrepreneur par excellence.

PMB is good, Atiku is berra.

Coming from that Japhet Omojuwa, one of those poops that deceived Nigerians with sai baba in 2015, i will go the opposite of his views, Atiku is much better than Buhari, in all ramifications.

orion7:
bro where u dey since. long time

Observing the political climate sire.

I trust you are well.

fulanmafia:


I trust we can count on your support in 2019.

The support will be reciprocated in 2027.

Let us join hands and support the entrepreneur par excellence.

PMB is good, Atiku is berra.

You will end up in chains in Libya for such dullardism

luvinhubby:
Coming from that Japhet Omojuwa, one of those poops that deceived Nigerians with sai baba in 2015, i will go the opposite of his views, Atiku is much better than Buhari, in all ramifications.

You are a patriot.

fulanmafia:

Observing the political climate sire.
I trust you are well.

I'm good man

The Mainagate of Buhari has made Atiku's corruption allegation a child's play.

imhotep:

You will end up in chains in Libya for such dullardism

Enough of the division.

Now is the time for the Nigerian youths to unite and vote for a digital President.

Be wise.