"WHY I IGNORED BUHARI'S BOOK PRESENTATION AND MET JONATHAN INSTEAD" - ATIKU

The International Conference Centre in Abuja,
where the book presentation on the
“Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria” took
place on Monday, was packed with scores of
high-ranking politicians and offcials,
excluding Former Vice-President Atiku
Abubakar.
But how come that Mr Abubakar ignored the
event? A statement issued by Abubakar’s
Media Adviser Paul Ibe reads in part: “For
inexplicable reason, the former Vice President
only received his invitation today (Monday)
after the event had started.
It is on record that the invitation for the
Turakin Adamawa was delivered to the Atiku
Centre on October 1, 40 hours before the
event of today, and only after the former vice
president had travelled to Gombe to honour
the invitation for the celebrations of the 20th
anniversary of the creation of creation of the
state.
The former vice-president returned to Abuja
on Sunday night, October 2. The invitation
letter signed September 30, 2016, the last
working day of the week was handed over to
Atiku Abubakar today (Monday), after the
programme had commenced.
As a former Vice-President well-schooled in
the demands of protocol, it would have been
inappropriate of the Turakin Adamawa to
storm into the event while Muhammadu
Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria and Commander-in-chief was already
seated with other dignitaries including visiting
Heads of Government to the occasion.”
Mr Abubakar has, however, met former
President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife
Dame Patience at Nnamdi Azikwe airport in
Abuja.
Atiku Abubakaris served as the second
elected Vice-President of Nigeria from 1999 to
2007, on the platform of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), with President
Olusegun Obasanjo.
He also contested for the presidential ticket
of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
against President Buhari in Lagos in 2015 but
came third behind the incumbent president
and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former
governor of Kano state.




Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE