The former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, has requested the elders of his political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to work with him to secure presidency in 2023.

“Work with me to clinch the presidency in 2023 or we all retire together.” He said

Atiku made this known during a Consultative meeting in Abuja with BoT members. He however warned members of the Board of Trustees of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the party might not survive another eight years as an opposition party.

He boasted that the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, where he served as the vice president still remained the best since 1999.

In his statement, he said “I am worried and you should be worried too that if we do not win, it means we will be in opposition again for the next eight years. By the next eight years, I don’t know how many of us will be left in politics and it may even ultimately lead to the death of the party because people gravitate, particularly in developing countries, towards governments. So this is a very crucial and historical moment in history, for our survival.”

Speaking further, he said that his vision was to build bridges across the country and called on the BoT members to join him in building bridges so that every part of this country would have a sense of belonging.

With this in mind, Atiku asked members of the PDP not to consider zoning because the APC has done same.

“We invented and formulated this zoning policy simply because we wanted every part of this country to have a sense of belonging and I personally have paid my dues on the issue of zoning.

“Therefore, you cannot come and try to imply that the PDP has not been following the zoning policy. The many years of PDP government eight years and six years all of them were from the south. So, we should not be stampeded by the opposition party. They have a moral obligation.” He submitted

Sahara Reporters