Sen. Ali Ndume has said that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, will be a walk-over for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections.
Ndume, Chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, made the statement at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja.
He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was not perturbed by Atiku’s emergence, adding that he was not a threat to the party in any way.
According to him, the records are there for Nigerians to judge.
“Next election is a walk-over with Atiku.
“We were anxious when PDP was to organise their primaries but when Atiku emerged, we were glad for so many reasons.
“Atiku was our Vice President for eight years and he was one of the most powerful vice presidents we ever had and we know what he did.
“He was under former President Obasanjo and in his book “Under My Watch”, he voluntarily described who the Presidential candidate is.
“We all know where we were and where we are now. Had it been they are presenting a new person, someone that Nigerians do not know, that may have been a threat but with Atiku, no way.
“Let us analyse it. North West is where the president comes from and we are banking on our highest votes there and if you go to any part of the North West, you will realise that his popularity is unprecedented.
“Then if you go to North East, Buhari is a moral obligation,” he said.
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