{"id":32103,"date":"2024-05-21T11:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=32103"},"modified":"2024-05-21T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:09:50","slug":"proposed-merger-obi-atiku-are-political-wanderers-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/05\/21\/proposed-merger-obi-atiku-are-political-wanderers-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Merger: Obi, Atiku Are Political Wanderers \u2013 APC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, labeling them as political wanderers.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was contained in a press statement signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party on Tuesday. <\/span><\/p>\n

The criticism followed a recent visit by Peter Obi to Atiku Abubakar, sparking speculations about a possible alliance or merger between their parties ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The APC statement pondered whether Obi would return to the PDP or if Atiku might defect to the Labour Party. It also entertained the possibility of both men abandoning their current parties to join Professor Pat Utomi\u2019s proposed mega party.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNews of Peter Obi\u2019s return to the PDP would be hardly surprising. His reputation as a political wayfarer is only dwarfed by Atiku\u2019s track record as a veteran political wanderer,\u201d Morka said. <\/span><\/p>\n

He added that if Atiku joined the Labour Party, it would be consistent with his history as Nigeria\u2019s most itinerant politician. However, he noted that Utomi\u2019s mega party remains largely speculative, with no substantial prospects for accommodating either politician.<\/span><\/p>\n

Morka went on to criticize both Atiku and Obi, suggesting that their political maneuvering is driven by a mutual desperation to become President of Nigeria. He accused them of lacking the dedication to build or stabilize their own parties and fleeing at the first sign of internal conflict. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTheir restless drift in search of convenient party platforms to execute their presidential run only belies the self-indulgent and opportunistic essence of their aspirations,\u201d he stated. He argued that such behavior makes them untrustworthy in addressing Nigeria\u2019s complex national political and economic challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contrasting their actions, Morka praised President Bola Tinubu for his character, vision, and determination, which he believes are essential for Nigeria\u2019s resurgence. He highlighted the administration\u2019s bold economic reforms and significant infrastructural projects, asserting that these initiatives have dismantled historic barriers to growth and set the stage for steady progress and development.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, labeling them as political wanderers. This was contained in a press statement signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party on Tuesday. The criticism followed a recent visit by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-32103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32104,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32103\/revisions\/32104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}