The second term bid of
President Goodluck Jonathan received a boost yesterday as some support groups
of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar dumped the political party of their
benefactor, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
Abubakar was one of the
contenders for the APC presidential ticket, which General Muhammadu Buhari
won.
At an event with Uche
Secondus, Professor Wale Oladipo and Abubakar Mustapha, PDP Deputy
National Chairman, National Secretary and National Organising Secretary
respectively, in attendance, the Atiku Abubakar Support Group pledged to work
for the victory of the PDP presidential candidate.
Special Adviser to the
President on Political Matters, Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, in his remarks,
advised the former vice-president to return to the PDP before the conduct of
the general elections.
Alkali said: “We
applaud you for taking this firm decision at this point in time. We are adding
you to our support group. “ Atiku has gone on vacation and my only prayer is
that he returns to PDP before the general elections.”
He admonished the
defectors to pick their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the general
polls, applauding the groups for their courage to move at such a critical
time of the campaigns.
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