Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to reports claiming that he was open to joining former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria, CN, movement.
Recall, that a report had emerged in some section of the media, on Saturday, that the former VP, who recently returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was willing to join Obasanjo’s newly formed Movement.
However, speaking on the matter, on Monday, the Spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, said: “Atiku Abubakar is focusing on the hope of his new political party.
“His Excellency is in the Peoples Democratic Party, which is in the expansion. The party is reaching out to its members who defected to the APC, prior to the 2015 elections, and also reaching out to other political parties.
“Obasanjo’s Movement is an anachronism. No one knows the direction of the Coalition, and you do not expect His Excellency to be part of such movement.
“You cannot 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?
“Atiku cannot belong to Obasanjo’s sponsored Movement”, he said.
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