REVEALED: Why Atiku rejected Wike as running mate in 2023 - Media office

• Atiku Abubakar has again insisted that helium did not regret his determination to cull Nyesom Wike and picked Ifeanyi Okowa arsenic his moving mate successful the 2023 statesmanlike election
• Atiku, successful a connection released by his media bureau connected Saturday, revealed that Wike was unsuitable for a vice statesmanlike summons meant to foster unity successful the country
• In response, Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, vowed that the erstwhile Rivers State Governor would enactment against Atiku’s 2027 statesmanlike bid

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

The flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the 2023 statesmanlike election, Atiku Abubakar, has clarified that helium rejected erstwhile Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike arsenic his moving mate successful the predetermination due to the fact that Wike was not suitable for a summons intended to beforehand unity alternatively than division.

Atiku says helium has nary regret picking Okowa arsenic moving mate alternatively of Wike successful 2023. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar
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Legit.ng reported that Lere Olayinka, media adjutant to the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, declared that his main volition guarantee erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar fails successful his 2027 statesmanlike bid.

Olayinka made the declaration portion reacting to Atiku’s caller comment that helium had nary regrets astir not picking Wike arsenic his moving mate successful the 2023 statesmanlike election.

Atiku earlier reaffirmed that helium had nary regrets astir picking erstwhile Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa implicit Nyesom Wike arsenic his moving mate successful the 2023 election.

Reacting, Olayinka, successful a connection connected Wednesday, explained however Wike volition frustrate Atiku arsenic the crippled to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu thickens.

Wike not close for unity, says Atiku

Atiku gives crushed helium didn't prime Wike arsenic moving mate successful 2023. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS
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In a connection released by his media bureau connected Saturday, March 29, Atiku explained that helium chose Okowa arsenic his moving mate successful 2023 owed to a operation of intellect, composure, and statesmanship.

As reported by Vanguard and The Punch, the erstwhile Vice President criticized Wike, stating that numbers are meaningless without bully behaviour and humility.

Atiku said:

“We marque nary apologies for choosing Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa arsenic the moving mate successful 2023. That determination was based connected a operation of intellect, composure, and statesmanship.“We person been vindicated by Mr. Wike’s nationalist behaviour successful Rivers state, wherever helium erstwhile served arsenic governor, and successful Abuja since becoming FCT Minister, which has made it abundantly wide wherefore helium was unsuitable for the relation of Vice President successful a summons meant to unify, not divide.“We impulse Mr. Wike and his societal media spokesperson to defy the temptation to sermonize astir spiritual piety during Ramadan and Lent, too, portion simultaneously fanning the flames of discord. Let america not trim ineffable periods to a instrumentality for petty governmental jabs.”

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• Breaking: “National Assembly leaders are corrupt,” Atiku speaks connected support of Rivers exigency rule
• 60-year property bounds bill: NASS moves to halt Tinubu, Atiku, others from contesting successful election
• Breaking: Atiku speaks connected however conjugation volition prime statesmanlike campaigner up of 2027
• 2027 presidency: Wike campy dismisses Atiku’s PDP conjugation to situation Tinubu

2027 election: Atiku opens up connected challenging Tinubu

In different development, Legit.ng reported that Atiku Abubakar remained undecided astir contesting the 2027 statesmanlike election, stressing the request for a beardown absorption conjugation first.

He emphasised that Nigeria is successful urgent request of experienced enactment and cited the 2014 APC merger arsenic an illustration of however unity among absorption figures tin pb to victory.

Atiku voiced concerns implicit Nigeria’s declining ideology and governance standards, portion besides criticising the National Assembly’s handling of the authorities of exigency successful Rivers state.

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Source: Legit.ng