Muawuya Zakariah Adam Gombe

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he is no quitter and that anyone who thinks otherwise is making a mistake. Atiku made the assurance yesterday in Abuja at the formal winding down of campaign activities at his campaign organisation headquarters. “As you all know, the convention (PDP presidential primaries) fell short of our expectations. You should not despair and on my own part, I want to assure you that I am not a quitter. If you think that I am quitting and giving up, you are making a mistake,” the former Vice President said to a thunderous applause from his campaign staff. The former Vice President recalled that only a few gave his bid for the PDP presidential ticket any chance of getting this far. “When we began this journey a few months ago, few people gave us a chance of even being competitive. However, we were able to reach a number of important milestones along the way. Some said I was not going to be allowed to return to the party (PDP), but I did. Some said...

Saturday, 22 January 2011 00:00 Ahmed Tahir Ajobe, Abuja & Lawal Ibrahim, Katsina, Ismail Mudashiru, Kaduna, Mahmud Lalo, Jos, Ahmed Mohammed, Bauchi, Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Yola Share THE Governors The defeat of the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by President Goodluck Jonathan during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Primary Thursday, January 13 has left a sour taste in many mouths across the north. Jonathan beat the former vice president by a landslide, polling 2,763 votes against 803 for Atiku. Although some observers had predicted that Atiku might lost at the primary to the incumbent citing several factors, especially the power of incumbency, no one thought Atiku’s loss would be greeted by such disquiet. Atiku’s loss at the primaries, where he even lost his home state, was not only humiliating to him but also it was the humbling of the Northern geopolitical zone which had not only dictated the political dynamics of the country but also dominated it for ...