Atiku not quitting PDP, he remains a bonafide member of the party

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar remains a principal bonafide member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and does not have any plan to abandon the leading opposition party.

This clarification was made in a statement on Saturday by his Media office in Abuja.

The clarification came on the heel of claims in some quarters that the former Vice President is planning to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party.

“We wish to clarify that the so-called news of Atiku defecting to another party is a total fallacy that holds no merit in logic”, the statement from his Media office said.

The statement reads, “We have observed that some news platforms are peddling unverified information that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is abandoning the Peoples Democratic Party.

“We wish to clarify that the so-called news of Atiku defecting to another party is a total fallacy that holds no merit in logic.

“Recall that Atiku Abubakar had persistently called for a coalition of opposition political parties in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election with the aim of ousting the incompetent and pain-inflicting All Progressives Congress, in order to give Nigerians a new lease of life.

“Atiku is advocating a robust coalition that would accommodate all opposition parties – the PDP inclusive. Hence, it is fallacious and unfounded to allege that the Waziri is jumping PDP ship.

“Such an allegation is antithetical to the objective of the grand coalition, which the former Vice President is currently driving alongside other prominent political leaders in the country.

“We, therefore, wish to state unequivocally that Atiku remains a principal bonafide member of the PDP, the main opposition party.

“Any insinuation to the contrary is contrived to confuse Nigerians about the magnitude of the grand coalition that is at work to rescue Nigeria from the grip of the APC”, the statement concluded.