I’m not a quitter – Atiku
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 I was not going to be given a waiver, I got a waiver. Some said I may not emerge as Consensus Candidate, but I prevailed. Some said I was not going to go through the screening process, but I scaled that hurdle. We were also able to travel across the country and interact with party delegates which made us very competitive,” he said.
The former Vice President disclosed that since the conclusion of the PDP Convention on January 13, he has been holding consultations with members of his family and political associates and that these consultations are ongoing.
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 I was not going to be given a waiver, I got a waiver. Some said I may not emerge as Consensus Candidate, but I prevailed. Some said I was not going to go through the screening process, but I scaled that hurdle. We were also able to travel across the country and interact with party delegates which made us very competitive,” he said.
The former Vice President disclosed that since the conclusion of the PDP Convention on January 13, he has been holding consultations with members of his family and political associates and that these consultations are ongoing.
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