WE WILL SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITHOUT ATIKU - APC

The APC on Sunday said it would solve its problems without the former vice president.

The ruling party stated that since the PDP had been able to “solve its problems” without Atiku, the APC would do so after his defection.

The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said during a chat on the telephone with one of our correspondents on Sunday.

Abdullahi said, “What reason did he give for leaving the PDP in the first place? Have they (PDP) addressed their problems?

“If yes; so, they did it without him. If he has found PDP attractive now because they have solved their problems, it means we will also solve our problems without him; then he can come back to our party.”

Abdullahi also said the former vice-president had the opportunity to speak out while he was a member of the ruling party.

According to the party, his assertions about happenings within the APC would have carried more weight if he was still a member.

He said, “I believe that if the former vice-president had spoken out when he was in the party, perhaps, we would have made progress in that respect. To now begin to speak after he has left the party shows that there are some things that he should have done that he didn’t do.”

On Atiku’s assertion that he would defeat Buhari in the 2019 election, Abdullahi said, “I believe that the reasons Nigerians voted for President Buhari in 2015 are still pertinent. They voted President Buhari because they needed a leader who has integrity, strong on corruption and capable of defeating Boko Haram. If he stands for election in 2019, we believe Nigerians would still vote for him,”