Atiku Abubakar has set out his stall rather nicely as he braces for yet another presidential run in 2019.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar visits President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on June 16, 2015.
Atiku and Buhari  (Twitter)
Everything points to Buhari hurling his hat into the presidential ring again. You only need to listen carefully to the voices of Governors Nasir El-Rufai and Ibikunle Amosun to know that the president is seriously considering a re-election even with all the question marks surrounding his health. Some APC chieftains have also gone on the record to say they are backing a Buhari re-election.

If most of the Governors and APC chieftains are going to be rooting for Buhari at the convention, then Atiku has to begin looking for another platform from whence he can pit his wits against an incumbent president.

The smart money is on Atiku defecting to the PDP before 2015. When the man lamented that he has been sidelined by the APC controlled federal government he helped put in place, he was literally showing his hand. He's not happy with the APC--simple.