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Atiku Rejected 2003 Presidential Push to Support Obasanjo, Aide Says

Atiku Rejected 2003 Presidential Push to Support Obasanjo, Aide Says

Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe, says the former vice president rejected efforts by some Peoples Democratic Party governors to position him for the presidency in 2003, choosing instead to support then-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s re-election. Ibe cited former Abia State governor Orji Kalu as saying that Atiku had the backing of about 17 governors but refused to act against Obasanjo because he did not want to betray him. The aide said the account challenges claims that Atiku was disloyal to Obasanjo. He also dismissed allegations that Atiku encouraged moves to impeach Obasanjo and maintained that the PTDF investigation was politically motivated by Atiku’s opposition to the former president’s third-term bid.

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B
bisi

If Atiku truly declined that 2003 push, how do people think it shaped the PDP's internal politics afterward?

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K
kris

Are you asking about party unity, leadership contests, or something else within the PDP?

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K
kaka

The account highlights a political choice framed around supporting Obasanjo's re-election rather than pursuing an immediate presidential bid.

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M
mel

That reading seems fair, though political accounts like this usually deserve a careful look.

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Y
yemi

It is still an aide's account, so the claim deserves context beyond one side's retelling of events.

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D
dapo

Readers should compare this statement with records and accounts from the 2003 period before drawing firm conclusions.

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