Adamawa State Governor, Jubrilla Bindow, on Tuesday said the recent resignation of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling All Progressives Congress would not have any negative effect on the party in the state.
He said the party was strong and would continue to be strong despite last Friday’s development.
Bindow said these in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“APC is strong. We have 25 members in the state House of Assembly. 24 out of 25 members are APC members. The three Senators from the state are all APC members. It is the same in the House of Representatives, including Adamu Kamale who recently moved to the APC. So we are strong and we will continue to be strong,” the governor told the reporters.
He said he would never leave the APC with Atiku, saying he worked hard with others to form the party.
The governor said the former Vice-President was matured enough to take any decision he likes. He said, “The former Vice President is more than matured enough to decide whatever he wants for himself.
“As far as I am concerned, I am one of the founding fathers of APC. When I was in the Senate, we were the ones, alongside the current Senate President that worked very hard to ensure that all members of the National Assembly agreed to move to APC.
“So, I cannot see any reason why, today, I will leave that House I built. So, I am in APC for the rest of my life, period!”
I won’t follow Atiku ‘s footsteps, says Bindow
Speaking with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, he said that he would remain in the ruling party.
According to him, Atiku’s movement would not affect the electoral fortune of the state.
He also said that Atiku is mature enough to take any political decision he likes. He said “Let me talk about Atiku first before myself. The former vice president is more than matured enough to decide whatever he wants to decide for himself.
As far as I am concerned, I am one of the founding fathers of APC.
“When I was in the Senate, we were the ones, alongside the current Senate President that worked very hard to ensure that all members of the National Assembly; that we agreed to move to APC, so, I cannot see any reason why, today, that the House I built, that I will leave. So I am in APC for the rest of my life, period.”
Asked to speak on his personal relationship with Atiku, he said: “Not only Waziri, every elder in Adamawa state, as far as I am concerned, I regard them as my parents or elders. So, Waziri remains somebody I respect as a father and the same with any other elder in the state.
On his support Buhari’s candidature, he said “Yes I was fortunate enough, very rare opportunity to be the first governor to do that for our president. As far as we, the people of the north east are concerned, we will remain loyal to our president who is highly committed to the fight against insurgency. We will remain loyal to our president.
Asked if he was saying that Atiku was on his own, he said “I have told you, he is more than matured enough. He is an eminent personality, a former vice president and so will be able to decide what he wants to do.
On if Atiku’s movement would have a political implication in the state, he said. “Well, APC is strong, we have 25 members in the state assembly, 23, in fact, 24 now because one of them have moved to the APC, so, 24 out of 25 members in the House of Assembly are APC. The three Senators from the state are APC, even the House of Reps, including Adamu Kamale who recently moved to the APC. So we are strong and we will continue to be strong.”
On the purpose of his visit to the Villa, he said “I came to brief Mr. President on the security situation in Adamawa state with regards to what happened a couple of days ago.”
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