Olusegun Bamgbose, the National Coordinator of the Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has claimed that the sudden return to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was masterminded by Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the APC,
Bamgbose also insisted that Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, in the 2019 general elections, will also make his way back to the ruling party.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Senior Lawyer noted that these are part of the 2023 political arithmetic and permutations.
He maintained that Stakeholders are strategising to position themselves, in order to achieve their desired aims, adding that, Dogara’s defection was part of it.
His words: “Bola Tinubu is certainly not prepared to be caught panting, as things unfold.
“Tinubu, as a master strategist possibly masterminded Dogara’s defection, to enable him to have a popular candidate, as his Vice, come 2023 Presidential elections.
“His greatest challenge would have been securing a Northerner who is a Christian, as a vice. Someone who will be generally acceptable to the North, and also one whose political pedigree is intimidating.
“Dogara, being the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, to him will be the candidate to look out for.
“Tinubu possibly went out for him. PDP is getting weaker by the day. The surprising thing is that many PDP bigwigs have kept mute about Dogara’s defection because some of them may follow suit soon.
“I still foresee Atiku defecting back to APC. Tinubu and Atiku are two inseparable political friends. They may throw banters at each other in the public arena, but privately they are friends.
“Since Dogara’s defection, Atiku has kept mute, because he may equally have plans to move in the nearest future. It’s most likely we are heading for a one party state.
“As a Presidential Aspirant, I’m not perturbed, as I have my plans to defeat Tinubu if chosen as APC Presidential candidate come 2023. He is no doubt more experienced but I’ve my strategies to defeat him.”
