I Cannot Belong To Obasanjo’s Sponsored Movement – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar has ruled out any possibility of working with the Coalition for Nigeria that was recently launched by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He said, “Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is focusing on the hope of his new political party. His Excellency is in the Peoples Democratic Party which is in expansion.

“The party is reaching out to its members who defected to the APC prior to the 2015 election and also reaching out to other political parties.

“Obasanjo’s Movement is an anachronism. No one knows the direction of the Coalition and you don’t expect his Excellency to be part of such movement.

“You can’t work with a man like Obasanjo who has dismissed your political party. He has even torn his membership card and declared his retirement from partisan politics. So what is his movement all about?

He said, “Coalition for Nigeria must be a Movement to break new ground in building a united country, a socially cohesive and moderately prosperous society with equity, equality of opportunity, justice and a dynamic and progressive economy that is self-reliant and takes active part in global division of labour and international decision-making.

“The Movement must work out the path of development and the trajectory of development in speed, quality and equality in the short, medium, and long-term for Nigeria on the basis of sustainability, stability, predictability, credibility, security, cooperation and prosperity with diminishing inequality.

“What is called for is love, commitment and interest in our country, not in self, friends and kinship alone but particularly love, compassion and interest in the poor, underprivileged and downtrodden.

“It is our human duty and responsibility so to do. Failure to do this will amount to a sin against God and a crime against humanity.”