Atiku Denies Plan To Leave APC.....

...........claims party official behind rumour.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar yesterday restated his resolve to remain in the All Progressives Congress (APC) no matter the outcome of his ambition in the coming presidential primaries of the party.

Atiku gave the assurance in a statement issued by his media office while reacting to a story published by a national daily.

The report claimed that Atiku would defect to the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) if he loses in his bid to become the presidential candidate of the APC.

The Turaki Adamawa said he was interested in the genuine change in the leadership of the country.

He accused a senior member of the APC of peddling the rumour.

He said: “This information is not only egregiously false, but our investigations have traced it to a senior APC member from the Northeast zone, who is working to further the presidential ambitions of another aspirant within the party.

“He is also known to be working with certain elements in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“Sadly, this is not the first time that the same newspaper has yielded itself as a tool for the dirty machinations of this particular unscrupulous fellow.

“The Atiku Media Office, has, over the past few months, had to issue a number of rejoinders against falsehoods of such low quality published by the newspaper.”

“It, therefore, advises the public to completely disregard such information.

“The former vice president stated in a meeting with stakeholders in the media in Lagos last month that the APC is his ‘final bus stop’. That proclamation still stands. Atiku Abubakar does not intend to leave the APC for the PDM or any other party.

“Atiku Abubakar believes in the ‘Change’ message of the APC. He believes that the party is the force that will enable Nigerians to vote the PDP out of power come 2015. He believes that APC is progress.

“This change and progress that Nigerians hope for will include a media which can be relied upon to provide the public with factual, unbiased information”, the statement concluded. 

*Pat ogar where is my tea? *yawns*