. . . Says Atiku will be dictatorial if trusted with power

By TINA TIMOTHY

As Nigeria prepares for 2023 general elections, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has expressed worry that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) cannot be trusted to with the Nigerian constitution, having dishonoured and rejected the power rotation doctrine embedded in its own constitution.

Adegboruwa, in a statement, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, titled “The Ominous Dangers of an Atiku Presidency,” referred to Atiku as ‘an incurable dictator, who may be worse than Buhari if trusted with power,’ adding that the PDP, its supporters, as well as its Presidential flag bearer do not believe in the plurality and unity of Nigeria.

The statement of the human rights lawyer reads: “Undue and unbridled desperation for power leads to ineffectiveness. This has been the case with Buhari and so it shall be with Atiku, who has lusted for power beyond human understanding.

“In order to satisfy the political ambition of Atiku, PDP ate its own vomit, threw away its own Constitution and rejected decency and justice embedded in the power rotation doctrine. If PDP will not honour its own Constitution, how can it be trusted with the Constitution of Nigeria?

“In seeking to succeed Buhari from the same Northern region, Atiku and his supporters do not believe in the plurality and unity of Nigeria.

“In seeking to succeed Buhari who is a Muslim of the same faith with him, Atiku does not believe in the secularity of Nigeria as stated in our Constitution.

“In rejecting the popular decision of the PDP Committee set up to select his Vice-Presidential candidate, Atiku has shown himself to be an incurable dictator, who may be worse than Buhari if trusted with power.

“An Atiku presidency will translate to 16 years of unbroken presidency of the North, which will lead to more agitations and may snowball into disintegration.

“An Atiku presidency will translate to 16 years of Muslim-Muslim presidency, which will facilitate more terrorist attacks, lead to marginalization of people of other faiths and likely increased persecution.

“Having regard to our collective experience under the inglorious Obasanjo/Atiku regime, an Atiku presidency will translate into loss of national assets, mortgaging of our commonwealth and uncontrolled senseless capitalism, leading to poverty of the masses.

“Atiku cannot be the option for today’s Nigeria. I therefore urge all people of good conscience to reject PDP and its leprous ticket.”