Days after defecting from the All Progressive Congress, APC to the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former vice president Atiku Abubakar
visited the PDP secretariat on Tuesday and urged other defectors to
return to the fold.
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| A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar |
Speaking at the meeting with party leaders, the former vice president
urged defectors to return to rebuild the former ruling party.
Mr. Abubakar arrived at the the secretariat at about 12 noon
accompanied by a large number of supporters. He was received by the
chairman, National Caretaker Committee, NCC, Ahmed Makarfi, and other
leaders of the party.
Mr. Abubakar said he will not compromise internal party democracy, noting that no party had achieved as much as the PDP.
Mr. Makarfi said the party was expecting more ‘returnees’ and assured them of equal opportunity.
Meanwhile, an APC chieftain and former military governor of Lagos
State, Buba Marwa, has said the exit of Mr. Abubakar would not affect
the chances of APC in the 2019 election.
Mr. Marwa told journalists in Yola that though the exit was ”a loss to APC but APC in Adamawa cannot be subdued by any party.”
Mr. Marwa said party stakeholders in Adamawa would deliver the state
particularly in the governorship and presidential elections.
The former governor, who was speaking after his group,The Marwa Group
endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office, said
so far, there is no better presidential candidate for 2019 in APC than
President Muhammadu Buhari.
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