{"id":32579,"date":"2020-11-18T19:03:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=32579"},"modified":"2020-11-18T19:03:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:03:08","slug":"pdp-is-nigerias-best-friend-atiku-speaks-amid-umahis-defection-to-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdp-is-nigerias-best-friend-atiku-speaks-amid-umahis-defection-to-apc","title":{"rendered":"PDP is Nigeria\u2019s best friend \u2013 Atiku speaks amid Umahi\u2019s defection to APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has described his party as the best friend Nigeria could have.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku made the remark while insisting that all geopolitical zones in the country are adequately represented in PDP.<\/p>\n<p>The former Vice President stated this in a post on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>He also assured Nigerians that the former ruling party has a lot to offer the country.<\/p>\n<p>Against this backdrop, Atiku urged Nigerians to keep faith with PDP.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cThe Peoples Democratic Party is the best friend Nigeria could have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll geopolitical zones deserve a political party that believes in Nigeria and not a party that believes otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP has much to offer all parts of Nigeria, and I urge all Nigerians in all zones to keep faith with a party that has kept faith with Nigeria and will be equitable to all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atiku\u2019s remark comes at a time Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Umahi had hinged his defection to APC on PDP\u2019s marginalization of the Southeast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has described his party as the best friend Nigeria could have. Atiku made the remark while insisting that all geopolitical zones in the country are adequately represented in PDP. 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