Indications of another dirty political battle for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027 emerged at the weekend as a two-time Director of Youth Mobilisation in the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign in 2019 and 2023, Hon. Dimeji Fabiyi, has said that age cannot stop the former vice president from contesting the 2027 presidential election.
Fabiyi, a known associate of Atiku, also described the remarks by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on the criteria for presidential candidates as portraying the governor as a poor student of history...CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶▶
Governor Makinde had insinuated that age was a limiting factor for presidential hopefuls in the party.
Though Atiku’s name was not mentioned by Makinde, Atiku, who is still nursing presidential ambition in the next general election, will be 81 years old by 2027.
But Fabiyi, who is a leader of the PDP in Ogun State and pioneer financial officer of the PDP, in his response to Makinde, admonished the Oyo State governor “to take a lesson from the just concluded presidential election in the United States where the President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump, won overwhelmingly against a much younger opponent, Kamala Harris.’’
He stressed further: “Politics is a marketplace of ideas. It is a place where experience and age are undeniable assets. President Trump is Atiku’s contemporary in age.
‘’But it is clear by the convincing win he secured for the Republicans that the electorate in the United States acknowledges more leadership assets in him than his main opponent.”
Fabiyi also noted that ‘’Atiku is of sound mind and body, with the intellectual firmament that measures far ahead of Makinde.”
In a press statement he personally signed, Fabiyi noted that while Atiku may be older than Makinde, he has the experience and a cosmopolitan ability to solve problems.
He said: “As a matter of fact, I challenge Seyi Makinde to an intellectual contest with Atiku, and we shall see how his arrogance and presumed youthfulness will be humbled.
“I have known Atiku for almost three decades, and I can tell you for free that he’s an avid reader. When Seyi Makinde is in town, he should seek out how resourceful and flourishing Atiku’s library is.
“Atiku is not a connoisseur of expensive wines and doesn’t keep the company of cringe drinkers. Rather, he’s a lover of books who reads widely.
“Unless Makinde believes that leadership is determined by aerodynamic strength, he should have been more guided before making a comment that makes him look like a clown,” Fabiyi said.
“It is on this note that I will admonish Governor Makinde to devote more time to reading good books and familiarise himself more with intellectuals, instead of keeping the company of alcoholics, so that when next he speaks, he won’t be mistaken for someone who prides himself for drinking 40 years old whiskey,” Fabiyi said...CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶▶
