Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will not prevail in the election of next year, according to All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate Senator Kashim Shettima.
According to him, Atiku cannot compete with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC candidate, if good service delivery track record, quality leadership, and the ability to train competent administrators are the qualifications.
Shettima expressed confidence that the Tinubu/Shettima ticket would defeat the former vice president in the 2023 election.
During a visit by the “APC National Integrity Movement” support group, the former governor of Borno State gave a speech in Abuja.
Also yesterday, Atiku and PDP National Chairman Dr. Iyorchia Ayu were criticized for willfully breaking the agreement on the North-South power rotation by APC leader Mr. Osita Okechukwu.
However, the PDP retaliated, charging the APC with neglecting topics important to the 2023 election.
If Tinubu is elected president, Shettima promised that he will assemble his government within the first week of taking office.
He said Atiku is a political tourist who only visits the nation during elections and then retreats to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to unwind. He added that unlike Tinubu and himself, Atiku is unable to name anyone he has mentored.
The vice presidential candidate for the APC characterized Tinubu as a man with a proven track record of providing exceptional service, exemplary leadership, and serving as a mentor to men and women who have achieved success in a variety of professions.
He said: “Atiku Abubakar is like a father to me and I hold him in high esteem. But he is a political tourist who is only in this country every electoral circle and we are going to retire him back to Dubai to go and relax. In every situation, for people to see your worth, they need to see your output at home. I am from the Northeast; he is from the Northeast.
“Atiku cannot point to three projects that he brought to the Northeast or to Northern Nigeria for the eight years that he served as the vice president. He cannot show us three people that he has mentored.
“Is he even in good term with past governors of Adamawa state? Admiral Nyako is with us. James Ngilari is with us. Asiwaju can boast of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, he can boast of Babatunde Raji Fashola, he can boast Lai Mohammed, Rauf Aregbesola, Kayode Fayemi, Femi Gbajabiamila, Abiodun Faleke, Joe Igbokwe, Ben Akabuaze. I can boost of Babagana Zulum, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Mohammed Ali Ndume, Betara Aliyu and Tahir Mongunu, Zanaib Gimba.”
