2019 PRESIDENCY: WHAT ATIKU TOLD FAYOSE
2019 PRESIDENCY: WHAT
ATIKU TOLD FAYOSE
Former
Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, hinted that he might reach a pact
with Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose, ahead of the presidential election in
2019.
Atiku
stated this during his visit to Fayose on Wednesday.
“He
(Fayose) calls the shots and when he does so, we all take the queue,” Atiku
said when asked about his presidential ambition with Fayose
Atiku,
however, denied comments on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to
Buhari.
Speaking
to newsmen in the state, he said: “Electorate should not vote the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 presidential election, because: APC has
failed this country. That party is not the solution to our country’s
challenges. ”
The
former vice president on his visit to Fayose hailed the governor’s warm
reception and support to him since his defection to PDP.
He said
“Since my return home to PDP this is the first state I am visiting for
consultations with party leaders.
“This
is not surprising as Fayose and I had struck a good relationship since his
first tenure as governor and I was VP. He is blunt and straightforward, a
sharpshooter in politics and I respect him for that this.
“But
above all, he is also the chairman of our give forum, today among the
governors, among the party generally he calls the shots and when he does so, we
all take the queue.
“I have
visited this state severally with other governors in the saddle, what I have
observed has been a monumental development in terms of infrastructure in the
state and the quality of life of the people, but as a politician, anywhere we
were driving along the road, from Akure he was receiving cheers all through,
while the road from Akure to Ekiti was bad that from Ekiti into the state is
splendid.
“I have
seen what you have achieved and your footprints are all over the state capital,
I commend you for that and for your leadership, I believe you have quite a lot
to offer for our country.
“Another
unique thing the governor has done is telling me that his deputy is being
supported as the party candidate in the next election, this is a very rare feat
in the democratic system of our country, how many deputy governors have
succeeded their governors?
“It
means he has foresight and want a someone to continue his good works, and I
hope if you have the opportunity by the grace of Hod you will continue the good
works. I am coming back to campaign with you for 2018 polls”, Atiku told
Fayose.
