Atiku will dump APC to become president pulse.ng Sep 12, 2017 1:00 PM Atiku wants to become president so bad, he'll leave the APC in order to realise that burning ambition.

Of course there are other political parties who’ll love to have Atiku launch his presidential bid from their rostrum but the PDP is Nigeria’s biggest opposition party at the moment with a chunk of States in its kitty. Atiku will want to go for a political party that already has a workable structure spread across the country as opposed to all the other parties; some of whom have no local government councilors to their names.

And there's nothing the PDP will love more than Atiku going against Buhari, considering that Atiku's support base spans across Nigeria and he's considered urbane. Having a northerner with plenty of appeal and name recognition going against Buhari could be what the Doctor ordered for the PDP.

Of course there are other political parties who’ll love to have Atiku launch his presidential bid from their rostrum but the PDP is Nigeria’s biggest opposition party at the moment with a chunk of States in its kitty. Atiku will want to go for a political party that already has a workable structure spread across the country as opposed to all the other parties; some of whom have no local government councilors to their names.

And there's nothing the PDP will love more than Atiku going against Buhari, considering that Atiku's support base spans across Nigeria and he's considered urbane. Having a northerner with plenty of appeal and name recognition going against Buhari could be what the Doctor ordered for the PDP.


Atiku loves his sachet water too  (Twitter)
In the unlikely event that Buhari doesn’t seek a re-election, Atiku will still find it difficult rallying the APC base behind him. Most of the APC top brass still consider Atiku unelectable and loathe his guts. Some say he’s not a dyed-in-the-wool progressive—whatever that means.

Atiku has swapped political parties in the past just so he could realise his presidential ambition. He’ll likely do so again. The man desperately wants to lead Nigeria and if swapping political parties is a means to that end, you bet he’ll take that route without giving a hoot.

It’s still early days, though. There’ll be plenty of developments in the political circuit in the months before 2019. Permutations at this point could be wide of the mark and premature. There's still plenty of alignment and realignment ahead.

But here’s something you can take to the bank: the ‘Atiku for president’ campaign has since set sail and may be heading to a harbour near you.