Nigeria Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar |
Nigeria Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s quest for the presidency got a significant boost from the North when Nigeria’s former ambassador to Indonesia, Ambassador Ibrahim Mai-Sule proclaimed that the politician can succeed President Muhammadu Buhari because he has all it takes.
The respected diplomat and politician also dismissed the decades-old long myth of one monolithic North and stated that it was now a dead horse.
With the peculiar insight of a diplomat he stated that the crisis in the All Progressives Congress, APC, is firmly linked with members of the New-PDP group who migrated to APC and helped it topple former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said the New-PDP members have now infected APC with political cancer.
Ambassador Mai-Sule said, “I think the North will seriously think of what to do in 2019; whether they want to continue with the same person or bring in another person... The fact is that Atiku is well qualified to be Nigerian President. He has the credentials and the capacity.
“He was elected Vice-President for 8 years and has made the political atmosphere lively, especially during the Obasanjo’s Third Term agenda. If you put what Bola Tinubu had become politically and you put all these together, I think Atiku has become somebody who has the capacity and attributes.”
Further laying out the basis of his position, he stated that Atiku has both the experience and capacity.
His words: “He has age on his side. He has experience, capacity to provide leadership, to carry people along. Look at all the people that worked with Obasanjo, he remained the rallying point.”
The respected diplomat and politician also dismissed the decades-old long myth of one monolithic North and stated that it was now a dead horse.
With the peculiar insight of a diplomat he stated that the crisis in the All Progressives Congress, APC, is firmly linked with members of the New-PDP group who migrated to APC and helped it topple former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said the New-PDP members have now infected APC with political cancer.
Ambassador Mai-Sule said, “I think the North will seriously think of what to do in 2019; whether they want to continue with the same person or bring in another person... The fact is that Atiku is well qualified to be Nigerian President. He has the credentials and the capacity.
“He was elected Vice-President for 8 years and has made the political atmosphere lively, especially during the Obasanjo’s Third Term agenda. If you put what Bola Tinubu had become politically and you put all these together, I think Atiku has become somebody who has the capacity and attributes.”
Further laying out the basis of his position, he stated that Atiku has both the experience and capacity.
His words: “He has age on his side. He has experience, capacity to provide leadership, to carry people along. Look at all the people that worked with Obasanjo, he remained the rallying point.”