A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has explained
why he has not been visible in the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate’s
campaign. According to him, the people at the campaign secretariat are to be blamed for this because
they have refused to invite or consult with him in their programmes. He said
this in an interview with the Hausa service of the BBC earlier this morning.
“I campaigned for late Shehu Yar’Adua twice successfully. We
did that of Abiola, Obasanjo and for myself. I am not a light weight
politician, whoever needs my presence should contact and extend invitation to
me.”
“They need to check the strategy they are adopting and I
made that clear to the campaign DG, Rotimi Amaechi and I told him that if you
don’t consult or invite me, you will not see me,” he said.
About APC winning the elections, he said;
“APC will win because everyone is tired with the current
administration. So, despite the challenges in APC, change will surely come.”