Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigeria needs a National Leader, not a regional head.
Atiku who stated this through his Aide Paul Ibe, maintained that his boss was ready for the primary.
Ibe said his boss would not defect to another party even if he loses the primary.
He said, “The reality of it like he (Atiku) keeps telling me, is that the most consequential election as far as he is concerned is the PDP primary. What he said is that his aspiration is to be the Nigerian candidate for all Nigerians. That is it.
“He understands that what Nigeria needs at this time is not a regional leader, it needs a leader that is nationalist.
“He is working hard on that, he has been working hard and will continue to work hard, continue to engage with party leaders, stakeholders, delegates and get them to have a buy-in into his vision while he remains the preferred candidate on account of his experience both in the private and the public sector.”
