Atiku’s Resignation Letter Leaked By PDP Rogues To Malign Him

The resignation letter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, was deliberately leaked by those who did not wish him well.

Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe made the remark on Wednesday while speaking on Arise News, saying the opponents of the 2023 PDP presidential candidate intended to make a political gains from the issue.

Ibe spoke after Abubakar received serious criticism from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which criticised the appropriateness of Abubakar’s resignation, citing the mood in the country because of the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

For instance, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo trenchantly  criticised Abubakar, accusing him of being insensitive to the feelings of Nigerians who are still mourning the late president.

The magazine reported that Abubakar resigned from the PDP, in a letter dated July 14, and addressed to the PDP chairman in his ward in Adamawa state.

Reacting, Ibe said some mischievous persons in the PDP working in cahoots with elements in the APC  leaked the resignation letter to the media, saying their intention was to demonise Abubakar among  Nigerians.

He stressed that those who leaked the letter did not wish the former Presidential candidate well.

He urged Keyamo to focus on how to transform the aviation sector rather than allow himself to be distracted by issues that do not benefit the sector.

Ibe said the leak “is the handiwork of rogue elements in the PDP working in cahoots with APC members.”

Adding that, “Those who claim to know why he resigned, are they clairvoyants? I would rather say we speak on something else and not this particular issue, considering the fact that the nation is still in mourning and the memories of the late President, Muhammadu Buhari, who was just interred yesterday, are still fresh.

“It’s unfortunate that the Minister of Aviation, who rather should be concerned with serious issues of aviation matters and there are plenty of them, like runways and better infrastructure, jumped into this fray as though knowing what caused an accident even before investigation.”

Abubakar, the magazine reported formally  resigned from the PDP, days after he led some key opposition figures in the country into the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the party said will be used as a platform to wrestle power from the APC and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.