January 19th, 2019! The much awaited ‘titanic’ presidential live debate between; President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressive Congress [APC], Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], Obiageli Ezekwesili of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria [ACPN], Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressive Party [YPP] and Adetokunbo Olufela Durotoye Alliance for New Nigeria [ANN].
The imposing edifice ‘Atiku Abubakar Campaign Office’, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja is intimidating. Strategically placed and located, with 774 Mandate banner [below the level advert], excluding the 4 local governates under Boko Haram Terrorists. Nigeria has 774 Local governates of which 4 local governates are strongly and firmly under the Boko Haram Terrorists [BHT] governates in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar polled 1,532 votes in the concluded Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] presidential primaries held on Saturday October 6th, 2018 in Port-Harcourt, River State ahead Sokoto State governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwwal who polled 693 votes.
The breakdown are as follows:
1.Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar – 1,532.
2.Sokoto State Governor, Rt.Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwwal – 693.
3.Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki – 317 votes.
4.Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso – 158 votes.
5.Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo – 111 votes.
6.Alhaji Sule Lamido – 96 votes.
7.Ahmed Makarfi – 74 votes.
8.Tanimu Turaki – 65 votes.
9.Alhaji Attahiru Baffarawa – 48 votes.
10.Senator David Mark – 35 votes.
11.Senator Jonah Jang – 19 votes.
12.Dr. Datti Ahmed – 5 votes.
With Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun State leading his campaign organization, and with limitless cash to flounder, analyst believe, Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will be the man to beat and he proved analyst right. Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has remained the beautiful political bride. In Social Democratic Party [SDP] convention in 1993 that took place in Jos, Plateau State capital. The then presumed winner of June 12, 1993, late Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola aka MKO Abiola has to strike a deal with Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to be able to secure the Social Democratic Party [SDP] presidential flag-bearer in 1993.
Fast forward to 1999, Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] has to rely on Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar financial power muscle in 1999 to clinch the nation’s presidency. He was elected governor elect of Adamawa State in 1999, but was picked as Vice-President by the ‘Czar’ Olusegun Obasanjo to become his deputy. Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar later relinquishes the governorship position to his deputy governor elect then, Mr. Boni Haruna.
Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Ababakar had a long political power running battle with the ‘Czar’ Olusegun Obasanjo, with the ’Czar’ declaring Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s vice-president seat ‘vacant’ and this led to Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar fleeing his official residence and declare as being the most vilified Nigeria’s’ Vice President in history!
Ever since, Waziri Adamawa Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has continue to flow and swim in the murky waters of Nigeria politics crossing from Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] to All Progressive Congress [APC] and back to Peoples Democratic Party [PDP].
His emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] flag-bearer for the 2019 presidential election in the recently conducted Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] presidential primaries held on October 6th, 2018 in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State is surely going to be ‘Cockcrow at Noon’ on January 19th, 2019 when he faces All Progressive Congress [APC] and Nigeria’s incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari in the nation-wide live Presidential Debate and Obiageli Ezekwesili of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria [ACPN], Adetokunbo Olufela Durotoye Alliance for New Nigeria [ANN], and Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressive Party [YPP].
Taken into cognizance the financial power muscle of Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his political travails may however comes from ‘Czar’ Olusegun Obasanjo, who has vowed never to see Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar becoming Nigeria’s president even for a second [his once political associate and vice-president]. And after much political horse-trading Olusegun Obasanjo ‘Ebora Owu’ shifted his vow and began to campaign for Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in no holds-barred. Nobody knows how the sudden love resurfaces!
With All Progressive Congress [APC] retaining President Muhammadu Buhari as it’s flag-bearer in the February 2019 Nigeria presidential election, the dice and technique for the 2019 Nigeria presidential election between the All Progressive Congress [APC] and Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] is surely going to be from; ’Na dem dey rush us’ to ‘Na we sabi pass’ [Retail Corruption Cancer – ‘Vote-Buying-Scheme’].
Will Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar surmounts all the hurdles against him by the political elites as he previously charged? May be, Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will ‘Crow at Noon’ comes February 2019 after the much awaited Presidential Debate between President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Obiageli Ezekwesili of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria [ACPN], Adetokunbo Olufela Durotoye Alliance for New Nigeria [ANN], and Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressive Party [YPP].
Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar once boasted, that he single handed spare Lagos State in 2003 Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] political onslaught on South-West when Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the state governor then and who is now holding grip and dictating the political bar of the south west zone. Lagos State is now witnessing a raging political inferno between the incumbent governor, Akinwumi Ambode and the South West political ‘Emperor’ and All Progressive Congress [APC] National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
With Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar emergence as Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] presidential flagbearer for the February 2019 Nigeria presidential election. Can Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar be able to clip All Progressive Congress [APC] National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s un-curtailed political dominance of the South-West?
Will Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar presidential hopeful becomes a reality in 2019? Maybe, Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will ‘Crow at Noon’ comes 2019 and boldly say; ‘Here I am, Send Me’!
The ‘titanic’ debate between; Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressive Congress [APC], Obiageli Ezekwesili of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria [ACPN], Adetokunbo Olufela Durotoye Alliance for New Nigeria [ANN], and Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressive Party [YPP] on January 19th, 2019 will determine if Waziri Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ‘crow will crow on February 19th, 2019 and eventually on May 29th, 2019 at Eagles Square, Abuja, Nigeria!
The world waits!