I’m not leaving PDP, no grudge over Okowa’s defection – Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says helium is not bothered by the defection of his moving mate successful the 2023 statesmanlike election, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, stating that helium is not leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Atiku, speaking done his media aide, Paul Ibe, said it is undemocratic to begrudge anyone for choosing wherever to beryllium politically.

“Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, bears nary grudges; helium has said that, and helium means it.

“As a democrat, helium subscribes to the universality and constitutionality of the state of association, which is 1 of the pillars of democracy, without which ideology would beryllium meaningless,” Ibe said.

According to him, the erstwhile Vice-President remains committed to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and has nary plans to articulation different party.

“We person addressed the issues astir coalition, and retrieve that we had a connection to that effect; Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not leaving the PDP, and helium has said that clearly.

“As for those talking astir him leaving the PDP, we don’t cognize wherever they are getting that from,” helium added.

Daily Post recalls that Okowa connected Monday said helium regretted accepting to tally arsenic vice-presidential campaigner alongside Atiku successful the 2023 elections, adding that it went against the sentiments of his people.

“Even erstwhile we were campaigning, I realised our radical were not funny successful having different northerner travel into power,” Okowa had said.

The erstwhile Delta State politician had earlier said that President Bola Tinubu should beryllium allowed to implicit 8 years successful office.

“For the stableness of this nation, I besides bash judge that, yes, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected president successful 2023, and for the stableness of Nigeria, it is champion for america to person him implicit his eight-year tenure, past the presidency tin determination backmost to the North,” helium said.