2023: Powerful Chieftain Drops Bombshell, Says “If Atiku Wins, Southerners Will Be in Severe Trouble”

• Atiku Abubakar has come under scrutiny over his controversial comment on Igbo or Yoruba presidency
• Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the former vice president has been seen as one who is against the southerners as expressed in his remarks
• In the buildup of the forthcoming polls, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has maintained that the southerners are in for a serious problem if Atiku wins the nation's number seat of power

On Monday, October 17, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presi­dential Advisory Commit­tee Against Corruption (PACAC), said Atiku Abubakar, has exposed himself as someone who harbours disdain for southerners.

He noted that if the presi­dential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku wins Southerners will be in se­vere trouble.

Prof. Itse Sagay reacts to Atiku's controversial remarks

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Meanwhile, Atiku, at a parley organ­ised by Arewa Joint Com­mittee, urged Northerners not to vote for Yoruba and Igbo presidential candi­dates in the 2023 presiden­tial election.

He said the North does not need an Igbo or Yoru­ba president, but “someone from the North.

“I have traversed the whole of the country… This is what the Northern­er needs. He (Northern­er) doesn’t need a Yoruba candidate, or an Igbo. This is what the Northerner needs. I stand before you as a pan-Nigerian of North­ern origin”, the former vice president had said.

However, speaking with Daily Independent, Sagay said just like it is happen­ing in the PDP, Southerners will be treated as second-class citizens if Atiku be­comes president.

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He said:

“Atiku has final­ly exposed himself. He has displayed the true content of his mind. He has demon­strated the level of con­tempt, hatred and disdain he has for Southerners.

“What it portends for the country is that if Ati­ku wins, the South will be in severe trouble. It will be a severe affliction on the South if he wins because we should be ready to ac­cept subordinate positions and positions of servants in the federation; subservi­ent to our leaders who must come from the North.”

"Where are you guys going?": Tinubu meets Atiku, Ayu at Abuja airport, video emerges

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met with his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, at the VVIP lounge of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Despite their political differences and the heated campaign rhetorics, the two presidential candidates exchanged banter upon sighting each other.

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In a video posted by media mogul, Dele Momodu, Tinubu also exchanged pleasantries with the national chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.

Don't vote Yoruba, Igbo: Peter Obi's Labour party finally reacts to Atiku's statement

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has come under attack from the Labour Party over his anti-Yoruba and Igbo comments.

According to the vice presidential candidate of Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Atiku's statement was capable of jeopardizing the country’s unity.

He made this known in a statement via his verified Twitter handle.

Source: Legit.ng