Atiku Reveals Reasons for Not Addressing PDP Issues Prior to ADC Move

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has explained why he was unable to make any decisive choices to “fix” the crises plaguing the PDP.

As neither the National Chairman nor the National Secretary of the PDP, Atiku claimed he was unable to make decisive decisions to improve the party.

The former vice president claimed that he was unable to fix the party because the PDP’s national chairman and secretary don’t listen to him in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday.

As the 2023 presidential election approached, the PDP’s crisis began in 2022.

The National Chairman of the former ruling party was from the same area, and the party had zoned its presidential ticket to the North.

As a result, Atiku was declared the PDP’s emergency presidential candidate for the 2023 election.

Atiku’s urgency irked some party chieftains, as the party had originally zoned its presidential ticket to the North.

As a result of the ongoing turmoil, Atiku and other party members joined the African Democratic Congress, or ADC, an opposition coalition.

But Atiku said the government, led by the All Progressives Congress (APC), was funding some individuals to dismantle the PDP.

“If I had been the party’s chairman or secretary, or if someone had listened to me, I could have made some firm decisions to fix the party.”

He stated that the individuals holding those positions regrettably have a variety of interests that are primarily personal to them.