Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), and a member of the All Progressive Congress(APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has described the move by the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to reconcile it’s presidential candidate, and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar with the Rivers State Governor, Nysom Wike’s -G-5, as belated.
Okechukwu made the observation while responding to a statement by Atiku that the ruling APC is a contraption of Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Buhari’s Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).
The statement by Atiku predicted that APC would collapse after its defeat in the 2023 general elections and that he would reconcile with ‘Wike-G-5-Masquerade’.
But reacting in a statement titled, “Atiku’s Attempt To Reconcile With Wike-G-5 -Masquerade”, Okechukwu said the reconciliation is belated by “headwinds”.
According to the APC chieftain, the statement by Atiku was a mere hallucination and medicine after death.
Okechukwu it was ridiculous for the former Vice President, a veteran, to think that the plank of justice of rotation captured in the PDP’s Constitution and the Federal Character principle in 1999 Constitution, would be easily swept under the carpet.
“Is it not an express of loss of memory for His Excellency who was a member of the newPDP that joined in the formation of the APC, to attempt to rewrite history in pursuit of his presidential ambition?” He queried
The VON DG stressed that it would be unpatriotic, and unfair to the Southern part of the country for any Northerner to think of presiding over the country after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, a fellow Northerner, in May 2023.
“This is one of the major headwinds that is blocking his puerile reconciliation with Wike-G-5-Masquerade. Atiku is a foremost beneficiary of rotation convention in 2018, during PDP’ presidential primary in Port Harcourt, which Wike hosted. It’s trite law that he who comes to equity will come with clean hands.”
He added, “How can he (Atiku) wage a proxy political war against the Bauchi governor? News filtered that Atiku questioned his temerity not to step down like Governor Aminu Tambuwal. This is one of the headwinds which will make reconciliation impossible
“Thus the movement of the Wike-G-5-Masquerade northwards, is afloat, obviously sounding the death knell for Atiku’s ambition
“Methinks Governor Wike-G-5-Masquerade, which is frantically chasing Atiku because of his infidelity to the South and PDP’s Constitution, which is the breach of power rotation between the North and South is driving him into state of delusion.
“For the other day, in Arewa Summit he admonished the north not to vote for Yoruba or Igbo, an unpresidential goof and, in the present instance distorting the genesis and capacity of the APC.” He said.
According to Okechukwu, the lack of pragmatism to ease out Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the PDP chairman casts a slur and serious doubts on Atiku’s integrity, adding that Atiku lacked the necessary dexterity and know-how to unite Nigeria.
“Ironically, whilst Atiku is de-marketing the APC as if he has no baggage, the Wike-G-5’s masquerade is extending its fangs northwards the unintended consequence is definitely erosion of Atiku’s victory.
“If Atiku cannot unite his party, curb Peter Obi’s widespread erosion of PDP’s support base nationwide and design how to pick the remaining votes from Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s dominance in the Kano how can he win?” he added.
Okechukwu dismissed as deceptive Atiku’s late attempt to mend fences with Wike-G-5-Masquerade via IBB and other retired generals of PDP’s hue adding that the puerile effort amounts to medicine after death.
“The Wike-G-5-Masquerade had bolted. The so called reconciliation is a kind of medicine after death, because it is said that there is no repentance in the grave. I doubt that the Wike I know will recruit 200,000 Special Assistants for Atiku’s victory. The Wike-G-5-Masquerade are aware and experienced enough to appreciate the dangers of the Daggers-Syndrome.
“In the parlance of Italian Mafia, you cannot pull the Dagger or Pistol and put it back in the holster. You must shoot or you are killed. They know the Atiku’s DNA-Vengeance like most politicians is of high degree. He will never forgive them if he wins. And Nigerian patriots will not forgive Wike-G-5 for pardoning a desperate politician that selfishly breached rotation convention
“Everything is not money, for one of the headwinds Atiku face nationwide undoubtedly is that most patriots are in the same rotation of power convention boat. This is for the harmonious and corporate existence of our dear country. Added to this is Peter Obi’s pedigree and Atiku’s unnecessary proxy war in Bauchi State.
“Southwest is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s base, if there is any opposition, that’s Peter Obi. Majority Southwest voters are sophisticated and sincerely are of the candid view that it is unfair for another northerner to preside over Nigeria immediately after President Buhari,” the DG VON argued.
According to him, Atiku’s view that Peter Obi does not have the enormous resources needed to dominate the Southeast and South/South and claims that PDP would do well in Southwest are invalid permutations.
