Atiku May Be Expelled From PDP If He Tries To Contest Again - Former Aide

Posted by Thandiubani on Mon 06th Nov, 2023 - tori.ng

Recall that Atiku condemned the ruling of the Supreme Court which affirmed President Bola Tinubu as winner of the February 2023 presidential election.

Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate may be expelled from the party if he attempts to contest again.

This is according to Umar Ardo, a former Special Adviser to Atiku Abubakar.

Ardo made the remark in a statement, yesterday, while noting that PDP governors had already dumped Atiku, according to Guardian Nigeria.

Recall that Atiku condemned the ruling of the Supreme Court which affirmed President Bola Tinubu as winner of the February 2023 presidential election.

Atiku had vowed he was going nowhere even though "this aspect of the job is done." Ardo said a statement by PDP governors that they are willing to work with President Bola Tinubu shows they have moved away from Atiku.

He said: "Reading through Atiku’s press conference, last Monday, regarding the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment and his position towards President Bola Tinubu's Presidency vis-a-vis the following day’s communiqué of the PDP Governors' Forum, after its meeting at the Oyo State Governor’s Lodge, it’s obvious that the honeymoon between the party’s 2023 presidential candidate and its governors is now over."

"In a separate address to the press following the communiqué, the chairman of the forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, extolled the leadership qualities of President Tinubu and reiterated the PDP governors' readiness to cooperate, support and work with the Federal Government that he leads."

"Nothing else can be more explicit in illustrating the two going on their different and separate ways more than this. With these opposing positions, it’s just a matter of time (and in a not distant future) for the inevitable implosion to happen: either Atiku steps down his presidential ambition or leaves the PDP, or be expelled from the party. That’s my reading of the political crystal ball."