I’m Ready to Discuss With Jonathan, Says Atiku

 Indications are emerging that Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar who lost the presidential

primaries of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP to President Jonathan is willing to discuss

with President Goodluck Jonathan, with a view to resolving their differences and working together.

 Atiku who had petitioned the Independent Electoral Commission (Inec) over the recent PDP

 primaries and convention, in which he lost to President Jonathan, alleging irregularities,

 he has decided to be amenable to any move that would bring about a new relationship with

both Jonathan and his group.

Watchdogreporters  gathered that President has called on Atiku to join his campaign team

and should send details of his campaign expenses for him to be reimbursed. There are

indications that some members of Atiku’s team, such as Chief Ben Obi, Paul Ibe will be

seconded to Jonathan’s campaign organization, while Mallam Garba Shehal  are expected to

remain with the former Vice President.

 It is also unclear whether  the Adamu Ciroma consensus committee will be willing to work for

Jonathan, under the new development. Accepting to work with him, analysts say meant that the

Northern Political Leadership Forum has lost its bearing, in the political landscape  Atiku frowned

at “baseless propaganda” in the media over his failure to congratulate President Jonathan who

was the eventual winner of the PDP
presidential primaries. The former vice-president, who is currently on vacation in Europe said

instead of campaigning against his person, the president’s camp should open dialogue and

reach out to other aggrieved  members of the party. He said “If those who have won the so-called

victory are confident of the genuineness of their victory, they should go on.”