Make No Mistakes, I Hold Buhari In High Esteem And Will Always Remain Loyal To Him - Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has exonerated himself of the purported plan to hijack the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the National Assembly ahead of the 2019 general elections.

In a statement by his media aide, Mazi Paul Ibe, the Turakin Adamawa described the alleged plan as figment of the imagination of those promoting it, and asked Nigerians to ignore all such insinuation.

He denounced what he called the increasing determination of some people to draw a wedge bet-ween President Buhari and himself.

He noted that the recent out-come of the National Assembly elections contrary to insinuations were products of interplay of politics which he stated was in constant motion. Read The press release below:

“Not only did Atiku Abubakar congratulate Buhari after his emergence as the presidential candidate of the APC at the party’s national convention in Lagos, he also handed over his best assets to the Buhari Presidential Campaign.

The former Vice President enthusiastically handled the diplomatic assignment of seeking endorsement for Dr. Adesina as the President of the African Development Bank on behalf of President Buhari and would be available for any other assignments as the President pleases.

“Make no mistake about it Atiku Abubakar holds Buhari in the highest esteem, and would always remain loyal to him, and support him in every endeavour to succeed as president.”

“It has become crystal clear even to the blind that the motives of these hatchet men who are desperate to take every available newspaper space is to insult, vilify and calumniate the former Vice President.

“We cannot allow liars, denigrators and blackmailers and their sponsors to use Atiku as platform to ingratiate themselves with President Buhari and hijack his presidency under the pretext of loving him more than anyone else.

These political ventriloquists are hiding behind the cover of anonymity to achieve their sinister agenda of making Atiku the fall guy in the unfolding political developments.”

Mr. Abubakar’s pledge comes amidst rumours that he was a mastermind of the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the senate president. Mr. Saraki, who like Mr. Abubakar is a member of President Buhari’s All Progressives Congress, APC, emerged senate president contrary to wish of his party.

He got a block support of opposition senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to emerge senate president at an election were 51 APC senators were absent due to a scheduled meeting with Mr. Buhari.

Since his emergence, which was initially rejected by the APC, Mr. Saraki has been making efforts to reconcile with the president.