2019: Atiku Begins Consultations, To Work With Fayose

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, may reach a pact ahead of the presidential elections in 2019.

Remarks by both parties showed that they would discuss possible alliance and make this known very soon.

While fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday during a visit/consultation with members of the Peoples Democratic Party on 2019, Abubakar hinted that he would discuss his ambition with Governor Fayose whom he described as a force to reckon with in PDP.

He said: “He calls the shots and when he does so, we all take the queue.”

while responding, Fayose, who described Abubakar’s ambition as legitimate and a welcome development, said though he was expecting the former VP to discuss his presidential ambition with him privately as other aspirants would do, he nonetheless assured him that in spite of his aspiration to rule the nation, the party’s interest would be placed above individual aspirations.

He said: “He (Abubakar) has not spoken to me privately about it and maybe he would do that in our private meeting, but his body language obviously shows he has an ambition, which is legitimate.
“We will all examine everybody and we will play a level playing ground.

“As he has come, others will still come.

“On the issue of being Vice President, like I said in the Book of Ezekiel 37:33, the Bible says God asks that can this bone live?

“And the Prophet answers and says Thou Knoweth.

“All these questions are questions for God and He has answer for them.

“Man has no answer.

“You may wish anything for me, but God’s wish is supreme.

“I deserve to serve this country as president.

“I have paid my due.

“I am not a hidden voice.

“I have all it takes to lead this country, but whichever way it goes, the interest of our party comes first.

“It is above our individual aspiration.

“Whoever the party finally picks as the party’s candidate will be supported by others.”