PDP Chieftain Blasts Deji Adeyanju, Reveals Those To Blame Not Atiku For 2023 Elections

Atiku Lost The Election Because of His Arrogance – Adeyanju

by Victor Ndubuisi
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On the results of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has criticised Atiku Abubakar, the country’s former vice president.

He said that Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, lost the votes in 2023 due to a number of lesser-known reasons, including his conceit, poor interpersonal skills, and incapacity to control the opposition.

Adeyanju voiced his opinion in his New Year’s greeting, claiming that Nigeria would have a different President if Atiku had handled the 2023 elections more skillfully.

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The activist chastised Atiku for not cooperating with the likes of Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and the G5 which eventually paved the way for President Bola Tinubu’s victory.

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In light of this, Adeyanju stated that Atiku has to accept that he has accomplished enough and give up on any thoughts of running for president in 2027 in favour of mentoring up-and-coming politicians.

The message reads: “For over three decades, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s name has appeared prominently in the Nigerian political lexicon and one cannot deny the fact that he has contributed a great deal in shaping the Nigerian democracy.

“From the aborted third republic down to the recently conducted 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku has played one role or the other in Nigerian politics, with varying results. However, it is now time for him to take a bow from politics and serve as a mentor for the younger generation of politicians.

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“Keen observers of political issues in Nigeria will attest to the fact that year 2023 was Alhaji Abubakar’s best shot at the Nigerian Presidency. He had everything working in his favour. However, a combination of arrogance, inadequate human relationship, inability to manage the opposition, and several other lesser known factors contributed to his defeat in the polls.

“Abubakar was directly responsible for the division in the opposition that saw President Tinubu emerging with the slimmest victory margin in Nigeria’s recent democratic elections. He failed to support Peter or prevail on him to remain in the PDP, he failed to prevail on Kwankwaso to remain in the PDP, he picked unnecessary fight with the G5 PDP governors and invariably lost in woefully in areas that were hitherto traditional PDP bases.

“Had the G5, kwankwaso, Peter Obi and Atiku worked under one platform in the 2023 presidential election, we would have had a different president today. Sadly, that ship has sailed. It is for the aforementioned reasons that Abubakar must drop his intention to run in the 2027 presidential elections. He is not the only politician in Nigeria. He must give way for younger generation of politicians.”

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Adeyanju went on to say that the former vice president need to take on the mantle of “Moses and let history be the judge,” and that the opposition ought to band together in order to field a younger candidate in 2027 and show a unified front.

 

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