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The Atiku/Obi ticket on the cross road.


There is a very strong indication that Peter Obi’s choice is causing very serious friction in the Southeast. Opinion and political leaders are yet to come to terms. I said it earlier and I am saying it again, Obi is a bad choice as his nomination just handed the presidency to APC on a platter of gold. As a PMB supporter, I am so excited about it. It is believed that Senator Ike Ekweremadu is particular not happy about Obi's choice. But that is their headache and not mine. As it is paining them, it's "sweeting" us.  In the North,  Obi is strongly viewed as anti-north and a major sponsor of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The north are not smiling at all. We told them to calm down then with IPOB and Namdi Kalu madness and act with wisdom. IPOB have very serious points which are authentic and genuine, but method and approach was wrong. But they called us "Efulefu". There are serious implications for every wrong political move. It may hurt all of us politically in the future if we don't still  call ourselves to order. Report has it that over 70 percent of Emirs and other traditional rulers in the North will not support Atiku’s choice of running mate and maintained that  PDP will fail to produce the next president, if the party eventually flies the Atiku/Obi ticket. This revelation really call for celebration. This is the sweetest part of it; over  46 youth organisations in the North already threatened to mobilise its over six million members against the PDP and its presidential candidate, if Atiku failed to take its advice. I don't think this is a good advice and I encourage PDP not to shift ground because of integrity, if they have any. I am still in shock that people could so depend on the vote of people they referred to as cows and useless to help them achieve a particular dream of their kinsman becoming the VP of our great country. 

These are difficult times for Atiku and his woes will continue to increase with time as we approach the 2019 general elections. There is evidently nothing to campaign with anymore. It is reported that Atiku is on a medical vacation overseas. May he get well soon to be able to tour round the country during his campaign. But the implication is that the PDP will no longer make PMB's medical trip abroad an issue. They are now in total agreement that anyone can get sick. While they wished that PMB never recover, we are praying for Atiku for God almighty to grant him quick and total healing. His family need him and the many people who work in his various companies will need him as well. One had thought that Atiku Abubakar would have used the world class hospitals that PDP established in every region during their 16 years of waste and no direction instead of going abroad for treatment. These same people want PMB to accomplish everything in 3 and half years.

My prayer is that may Atiku/Obi ticket never see the light of the day. Amen.

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