- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its quest has begun moves to recapture power by 2019
- The Adamama state chapter of the party has indicated plans to woo former Vice President Atiku Abubakar back to the opposition
- According to the opposition party the former vice president is underutilized in the ruling party APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Adamawa chapter on Monday, July 24, said it would woo former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar back to the party, Vanguard reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that Alhaji Abdulrahman Bobboi, the chairman of the chapter, stated this while answering questions from journalists during a news conference in Yola.
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Bobboi said the former vice-president was being underutilized in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and needed to return to PDP where his services were needed.
“Atiku is a founding member of PDP and we want him back; we are not going to give him a breathing space until he comes back as he is currently being underutilized in APC.
“We are going to reach out to him right from his ward to come back to PDP,” Bobboi said.
While lauding the Supreme Court's verdict recognizing Ahmed Makarfi as the national chairman of the party, Bobboi said PDP would bounce back and wax much stronger.
Earlier, NAIJ.com reported that Atiku Abubakar, again said he favours the call for restructuring of the country.
According to him, he wants a Nigeria that every man, woman, and child has a chance to build and share in this great nation’s potential.
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Atiku’s position was contained in a transcript of his speech at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka on the occasion of the Senior Staff Club Lecture Series on Restructuring Nigeria/Award of Excellence in Good Governance on Wednesday July 19.
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