Former senator and spokesperson of the 2023 Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) presidential marketing campaign, Dino Melaye, has maintained that his shut relationship with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar doesn’t take away his independence or proper to criticise him when he’s fallacious.
Melaye made the assertion throughout an interview the place he addressed claims that he follows Atiku to any political social gathering he joins.
The politician, who lately left the PDP for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stated he’s a politician along with his personal thoughts.
“I’m not a teen and I’ve gained elections on this nation to the Home of Representatives, to the Senate. If there’s convergence of ideology with Atiku Abubakar, it’s a incredible factor however I’m a person of my very own,” he stated.
The previous lawmaker emphasised that whereas he shares a powerful bond with Atiku, it doesn’t imply he can’t name out the previous VP when obligatory.
“By the grace of God, I’ve an indestructible relationship with Atiku Abubakar, however that doesn’t imply I don’t have rules as a human being… When Atiku is just not doing the correct issues, I’ll say so,” Melaye added.
On his defection from the PDP to the ADC, Melaye pointed to a collapse of management and course in his former social gathering.
“The PDP turned sick, and sadly, the social gathering fully misplaced its course, management, and the present management compromised,” he said.
When requested if he would help Atiku to emerge because the presidential candidate of the ADC in 2027, Melaye stated the previous Vice President has not declared any such ambition and that his precedence of the social gathering’s management is stabilizing the ADC.
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