A former
Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday said he had was side-lined by
President Muhammadu Buhari’s government which he said he helped into power in
2015.
Mr. Abubakar’s accusations at the
government came same day one of Mr. Buhari’s ministers, Aisha Alhassan, said
she would support the former vice president even if Mr. Buhari runs for
election in 2019.
In an interview on the Hausa
Service of the Voice of America, VOA, Mr. Abubakar said he had been side-lined
despite his efforts in making sure that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was
defeated in 2015.
Speaking from Yola in Adamawa
State where he celebrated the Eid-el- Kabir festival, Mr. Abubakar said,
“Honestly speaking, I’m still a member of the APC; I was part of all the
processes, including campaigns until success was achieved.”
“But sadly, soon after the
formation of government; I was side-lined, I have no relationship with the
government, I’ve not been contacted even once to comment on anything and in
turn, I maintained my distance. They used our money and influence to get to
where they are but three years down the lane, this is where we are.”
He applauded the president on the
successes recorded so far in the fight against Boko Haram, but said it was not
yet time to celebrate and jubilate because a lot is yet to be done and “the
ruling government had failed in many fronts.
“Yes, there were successes but not
comprehensive success because the Boko Haram miscreants are still very active,
killing our people and many local government councils in Borno and Yobe are
under their firm grip. People cannot dare go back to their dwellings”
“This thing
baffles me; I never imagined that Nigeria will fight a protracted battle with
Boko Haram for five years. At a time, we fought the Biafra war, which was more
complicated because of the terrain in the South but the Biafran soldiers were
roundly subdued in 30 months. But here we are, fighting an endless battle with
the Boko Haram and there’s no end in sight”. he said.
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