Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has no basis to contest the 2027 presidential election.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports former Governor Fayose said this on Sunday while discussing issues surrounding the escalated crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
“I am sure at this stage, with all due respect to him, he would rather want to stay away from the politics of contesting election again. By the time Asiwaju will finish, Atiku Abubakar will probably be 80 or 81.
“So, what will be the attraction? He should leave the stage when the ovation is loudest. I respect him but I think Nigerians are craving for younger generations than ever before. So, what are we talking about? On what basis would Atiku come and contest again?
“Like I always say, we can defeat APC. But when you don’t have a party, how do you defeat them? When you complain about APC, when you don’t have a party, Obi is almost the voice of opposition now. The press will call Obi than call the PDP,” Fayose said.
Speaking when he featured on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, the former Governor of Ekiti stressed that the PDP finds it hard to find a pathway because the party is sitting on truth, equity and progress, adding that the current situation in the PDP has taken the party to the level of embarrassment.
TNG reports Fayose insisted that the crisis in the PDP has gone too far and that the call for reconciliation is too late.
“The current situation in our party has made a mockery of suspension and counter-suspension,.. the current situation in the party has taken the party so low to the level of embarrassment that is most unnecessary.
“The Publicity Secretary of the PDP is suspending another person in the party and vice versa; the Legal Adviser. So, where is the party? The party is gone!
“This crisis is unfortunate; very, very unfortunate. I believe that the matter has crossed the rubicon. The matter has gone far. Even if you want to solve this matter, how do you put the trust back?
“So, I rather want to believe that it is too far in the day to call for reconciliation. I am becoming a prophet indeed. Maybe the journey of my life will end up in the vineyard of the Lord. You never can tell,” Fayose said.