El-Rufai’s Ally Blasts Atiku For Not Supporting Fulani Candidates In ADC

El-Rufai’s Ally Blasts Atiku For Not Supporting Fulani Candidates In ADC

I honestly don’t know what Atiku is thinking or why he keeps allowing himself to be advised by people who only thrive in leading him into bad political decisions.

Atiku personally pushed for the coalition to adopt ADC as its official platform, which I still believe was a serious mistake. 

Then, he ensured Babachir Lawal was brought in as the party’s Deputy Chairman for the North East, which I believe is strategic, but the real blunder came afterward.

Since we have Babachir who is from the minority as the leader of the party in the North East and from Adamawa, the ideal thing was to support a Fulani candidate for the position of Adamawa State Chairman, to maintain balance and political sense. Instead, Atiku is backing Saidu Komsiri from the minority chamba tribe.

Komsiri is Chamba, and like Babachir Lawal, he’s a member of the “Gongola Forum” an association known in Adamawa for its deep-rooted resentment towards the Fulani. This group has thrived on fueling ethnic and religious divisions across the state for the past few months, this is synonymous to telling the Fulani’s in Adamawa to go to hell.

By taking the Fulani, who form the majority in Adamawa, for granted, Atiku is walking straight into a trap. What he doesn’t seem to realize is that most of the minority tribes are already with Governor Fintiri, and from all indications, Fintiri himself is working closely with Nuhu Ribadu of the APC.

Then there’s the case of Binani. If Atiku truly wants to win Adamawa back, there shouldn’t even be a debate on who to rally behind. Binani is the clear and only viable option he has, if not he is gifting Adamawa to Nuhu Ribadu. There’s no one with her political structure, energy, and grassroots pull within ADC.

Frankly, if she’s denied the ticket, she won’t be wrong to walk away and go back to APC patch things up with Nuhu, as of today the ADC in Adamawa is made up of 2.5 people. 1 Atiku, 1 Binani, and half of Abbo.

So, I really don’t know who is advising Atiku, but one thing is certain, whoever it is seems to enjoy watching him fail.