Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President
has described the ruling All Progressives
Congress as Nigeria’s biggest mistake.
Atiku who made the statement on Saturday
in Yola, Adamawa State, at an event where
prominent APC stalwarts defected to the
Peoples Democratic Party, also urged
Nigerians to reject the APC.
He called on APC members to leave the
party because of what he described as its
woeful performance, saying mass defection
from the party signalled the coming
interment of the APC.
Atiku said, “We have done a big mistake
before by floating a party called the APC.
But from today, I am calling on you the
Adamawa people to leave your parties and
join the PDP because it is the future and
the masses, party. APC is Nigeria’s biggest
mistake.
“It was PDP that gave back life to Adamawa
State after it was slayed by the APC,
ushering the state into her present state of
infrastructural development.
“Our schools are now better and our health
institutions are in superb shape. I pray that
this event will mark the beginning of the
internment of the APC.”
During the event, prominent ex-members of
APC, including a former secretary to
Adamawa State Government, Kobis Thimnu;
Chief Daniel Bwala; Sali Bodes; Umar Bello;
Nedo Geofrey and Philip Gutuwa were
received by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri into
the PDP.
Fintiri assured the defectors of fairness and
a level playing ground.
Canvassing support for Atiku’s presidential
aspiration, the governor urged stakeholders
in the PDP in Adamawa to work round-the-
clock to sell his candidature outside the
state.
He maintained that Atiku is the messiah
that Nigeria is earnestly awaiting.