National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has disclosed why the former President, chief Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed Atiku Abubakar despite their differences.
Obasanjo had at Thursday’s meeting endorsed Atiku’s presidential ambition, declaring that Atiku will defeat the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.
He believes that Atiku has ‘re-discovered and re-positioned himself’ and is now good enough to enjoy his support in the next election.
Secondus, who was present at the meeting with Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence asked Nigerians to reject Buhari in 2019.
Speaking after the meeting, he stated that Obasanjo accepted Atiku owing to the limited ability of President Buhari and the APC administration.
He said, “There’s no better person that can score President Buhari than (former) President Obasanjo.
“Then, there is also no better person that can compare Atiku and Buhari than Obasanjo. Obasanjo was Buhari’s boss.
“The former President was also the boss of Atiku. He asked Nigerians to vote Buhari in 2015. Now he has seen the limited ability of the President and he’s now asking Nigerians to follow Atiku Abubakar in 2019.
“This is because he has sat down, analyzed them and has seen that Atiku and his party are better by far than the Buhari Presidency and his party. With this, a blind man need not be told that it is raining. The facts and reality are everywhere.”