A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Segun Adewale, has said that former vice president, Atiku Abubakar is the Messiah Nigerians needs to fix the economy and end insecurity challenge facing the country.
The former Lagos State chairman of the party told newsmen on Friday that no one should write off Atiku politically or tell him to leave the PDP.
INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that Mr. Adewale’s statement is coming, following a recent claim by former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George and ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, advising Atiku not to contest in 2027.
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Chief George also told the former presidential candidate to resign from PDP over an alleged anti-party activity.
Reacting to the development on Friday, Mr. Adewale noted that nobody should play God over the ambition of the former vice president.
He said: “He (Abubakar) has been tested and tried as part of the few politicians with contentment, and he has never given up.
“He has been in power, he understands Nigerian politics. He knows our challenges compared to other politicians that just want to grab power to get wealth.
“Atiku is one of the politicians that I know that is satisfied with whatever he has. Most other politicians, like his critics, are gluttons.
“It is unfortunate that the unrelenting opposition that Atiku has is still in the PDP, his party, not even outside PDP.
“Anyone within PDP saying Atiku should not contest in 2027 is working for the opposition and not for the party or the country.
“They are working for personal pockets, therefore, should not be listening to them. We must discard their opinions.
“All dissenting voices in our party are working for their stomach, not for Nigeria. It is not about how smart we are, but about the system.”
