Atiku Expects Northerners to Vote Out PDP in 2015
The former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed why he believes Northern citizens of Nigeria will not re-elect President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into office in the 2015 general election.
According to reports, Atiku who is vying for the presidency under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke in Lagos during the weekend in an interactive session with selected youths.
During the session, he said he believes the PDP will lose in 2015 as political office holders from the party have done nothing to deserve the votes of Northerners.
Atiku, who revealed he would support the eventual presidential candidate of APC even if he lost the primaries, also said he doubts the ability of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria, INEC, to conduct a free and fair election in 2015 also said .
“Asking me to not contest is asking me to give up on Nigeria. The North will not vote for the PDP because the party has failed everybody. This period presents an opportunity for change”, he said.
“A number of reasons have been adduced as responsible for insurgency. Some said the region was the most backward region in the country, with widespread poverty and illiteracy. But these are not reasons why people should take arms and start killing innocent Nigerians. There is poverty everywhere in this country.”
