Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday advised Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, to withdraw from contesting elections in the country.
Naija News understands that Atiku, who was once the country’s vice president, ran for president in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 and lost in the primaries three times. There is.
Speaking about the crisis in the PDP in an interview with Channels TV, Fayose said, “I am convinced that out of respect for him, at this stage, I would rather distance myself from electoral politics again.”
The 63-year-old suggested that running for the nation’s highest job will lose its appeal and excitement for someone in their 80s in the next election cycle.
He added: “By the time Asiwaju (Bola Tinubu) is over, Atiku Abubakar will probably be 80 or 81 years old, so what will be the appeal?”
“We should leave the stage when the applause is loudest. I respect him and I think Nigerians are desperate for a younger generation more than ever. So, Atiku What is the basis for coming back and entering the contest?”
Mr. Fayose spoke about his party’s chances against the APC, saying the structures that once made the party great are collapsing and that Labor’s presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2023 elections will fight to oust the incumbent. He pointed out that he became a more well-known person in . management.
He said, “As I have always said, we can defeat the APC, but how will we defeat them if there is no party again?
“When we complain to APC and we have no political party, you can say you will do this and that, but now when Obi is the mouthpiece of the opposition, the media should rather than call the PDP. They will call Obi and when the Public Relations Secretary is suspending people and vice versa, then where is the party?”
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