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The Adamawa Think Tank, a pressure group in Adamawa
State aimed at promoting the political aspiration of former
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has
called on President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve his ambition of seeking
reelection in 2015.
The group said Mr. Jonathan should
rather throw his weight behind the aspiration of Mr. Abubakar.
Making the call in Yola, the Adamawa
capital, the group’s chairman, Danladi DanAsabe, said that based on
constitutional provisions, there seems to be a big hurdle facing the current
President’s ambition to vie for the office in 2015.
The Adamawa Think Tank said since the
president has a good relationship with the former vice president, “it is
imperative for President Goodluck Jonathan to support Atiku Abubakar”.
The group said the former vice
president stands in good stead to take over from Mr. Jonathan because after
serving as a Vice President for eight years under former President Olusegun
Obasanjo, Mr. Abubakar will ensure the continuity of the provision of democracy
dividends as contained in the vision of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Mr. DanAsabe, a legal practitioner,
also said Mr. Abubakar is better qualified for the post of president, because
he has been able to build a strong political base with a vision to moving the
country forward.
“Atiku Abubakar has already built a
political fortress, that accommodates divergent Nigerians devoid of any
kind of rancour and acrimony,” he said.
Mr. DanAsabe said that Mr. Abubakar
has the political pedigree that will take Nigeria to the ‘promised land.’
He said that it is only the former
Vice-President that can confront the myriad of problems facing the
country such as unemployment, and security challenges especially in the
northern part of Nigeria.