An International public affairs analyst, Boladale Adekoya, has said that the former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar is the best candidate to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress, APC, come 2019. Boladale said as such, the ex-vice President would be the best candidate that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would field in the election.

The former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Sunday vowed to spend one term in office if elected president in the forthcoming 2019 election.

The Presidential aspiration of former Vice Presidential, Atiku Abubakar (71), Ibrahim Dankwambo (56), Aminu Tambuwal (52), Kabiru Turaki (61), Ahmed Makarfi (62) and Sule Lamido (69) on the platform of the PDP is one that would be determined by a number of issues, against the backdrop of Wednesday peaceful protest to the party’s headquarters by youths numbering over a few hundreds.

ABUJA- Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has in the past couple of weeks, sustained a level of consistency in his quest for the sole ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 Presidential elections.

Immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has revealed that current administration was planning to freeze accounts of major opposition leaders ahead of the 2019 general elections to render the opposition party incapacitated.

Two of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have between them shared the loyalties of principal stakeholders of the party in its major strongholds in the South-South and South-East geo-political zones.

In preparation ahead of the forthcoming Presidential Primary election of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) the National Co-ordinator of South South Wing of Ex-agitators  (SSWA), General Paul Agge,popularly known as Don Agge has urged all delegates of the PDP who will be voting in the Presidential Primary election to cast their votes for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for him to emerge as the party’s standard bearer ahead of the 2019 general election.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, clashed, again, yesterday, after the former, said God will not forgive him if he supports Atiku’s presidential bid ahead of 2019 elections.

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to devote 21% of federal budget to education if elected President in the 2019 general elections.

Even before he gets a possible PDP nomination for 2019 presidential race, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s bid has already hit some heavy bumps and storms.

—Confusion stirred in Benue State, yesterday, after eight of the 30 members of the House of Assembly protected by heavily armed security operatives barricaded other members, sat in session and raised an impeachment notice against Governor Samuel Ortom.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deplored the purported service of impeachment notice on Benue Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, by eight members of the House of Assembly.

Political activities ahead of 2019 promise to be  full of surprises in Adamawa State. Before last week’s  gale of defections in the National Assembly, the APC was in firm control of the state. The APC had  the state government apparatus, the support of former Vice President Atiku’ and the backing of  former Governor Murtala Nyako.

On the 21st  of July, 2018, former vice president and presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP held a mega rally to showcase his ambition for the 2019 presidential race.

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday condemned the alleged siege in the Abuja residences of Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by men of the Nigerian Police Force