Atiku Abubakar, said he was told to win over the entire south western states before the 2003 elections. The Waziri Adamawa did so “with the exception of Lagos.”
Speaking a stakeholders meeting in Lagos, he said: “When we came to power in 1999, the entire south-western states were controlled by the AD. And when we were approaching the 2003 elections, I told my boss, give me the chance to take over the South-West and he gave me that authority, and I took all the states with the exception of Lagos.
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“Why? Because Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and I came a long way from the SDP, PDM and all of that, and I felt I should leave Lagos for him. In fact, I could easily have taken over Lagos, but I did not. I have since regretted my decision; please, my sisters and brothers in the party, I want you to forgive me for taking Lagos out of that arrangement.
“If I have another opportunity again, Lagos will be taken to where it belongs. So, I am appealing to you to give me that opportunity so that I can correct the mistakes that I made.”
Alhaji Atiku is fighting for the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP along with the Governor of Sokoto; Aminu Tambuwal and the Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Whoever wins the party ticket will hope to achieve the successes of 2015, where an incumbent President was removed through the ballot.
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