Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has stated he is not visible in the campaign rallies and programmes of Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), because the campaign secretariat does not invite or consult with him.
Atiku Abubakar
According to Premium Times, Atiku made the statement in an interview with the Hausa service of the BBC on Friday, March 20, 2015.
Speaking with journalists, the former vice president stressed that he participated in many presidential campaigns in the past.
“I campaigned for late Shehu Yar’Adua twice successfully. We did that of Abiola, Obasanjo and for myself.
“I am not a light weight politician, whoever needs my presence should contact and extend invitation to me,” he said.
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Atiku added that he had already expressed his dissatisfaction with the current situation to the Director General of the Buhari campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
“They need to check the strategy they are adopting and I made that clear to the campaign DG, Rotimi Amaechi and I told him that if you don’t consult or invite me, you will not see me,” he said.
When asked if there was crisis in the APC, Atiku said the situation has not degenerated to that extent and added that although he had “issues and reservations” with the way the campaign was being run it was not too late to make amends.
The former vice president expressed his confidence that the APC would win the elections. According to him, everyone is tired with the current administration and “despite the challenges in APC, change will surely come.”
It is worth mentioning that Atiku has recently dismissed rumours that he is about to join the Peoples Democratic Party saying the opposition party is his final bus-stop in politics.
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