Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka has sent a stern warning to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s to remain in his newly found party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and never to come back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) having left.
Venting his anger further, he accused Abubakar of destroying the PDP with his presidential ambition.
Truth Live News Media reports that Olayinka said this while appearing as a guest on Channels Television‘s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday.
Recall that on Wednesday, Atiku announced he had quit the PDP effective Monday, July 14.
The 2023 presidential candidate of PDP cited irreconcilable crises within the party for his decision, which he described as “heartbreaking”.
Reacting, Olayinka said Atiku jumped ship after ruining the party with his presidential ambition.
He asked the former VP not to return to the party once others have joined hands to rebuild it.
Olayinka said, “Today, PDP has been so destroyed and damaged by this one man, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
“He is now gone. The first thing I want to say is that, when highly-spirited members of PDP come together to rebuild the party, Atiku Abubakar should not come back after he has failed on his new political journey, because he is going to fail.”
He said the PDP must begin to put its house in order but not necessarily to put up a good showing in the 2027 election.