Some political analysts are of the opinion that the 3-day policy review summit conceived by former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar, which his billed to hold at the Obasanjo Presidential Library , Abeokuta is a calculated poly by the ex-VP to get his former boss Chief Olusegun Obasanajo to anoint him as the All Progressives Congress (APC) preferred presidential candidate at 2015 polls..
However, Atiku has denied this charge at a media briefing today.
He noted that Obasanjo is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , who has the right to endorse whoever he likes.
“Abeokuta is a more serene atmosphere for thinking and suits our purpose. It is not a strategy for endorsement,” Atiku said.
“Obasanjo is in the PDP; he has a right to endorse anyone he wants as president but you will agree with me that the ultimate choice lies with the electorate,” he added.
He explained that the purpose of the news conference was to announce the upcoming summit and also fine-tune the elemental details of a document he called the Atiku 2015 Policy Document.
“The draft policy to be reviewed was drawn up within the context of the manifesto of our party, the APC. This document provides an overview of our policy position.
“The main thrust is the explicit bid to modify the way the machinery of Federal Government works by
clarifying and streamlining MDAs remits and responsibilities, removing overlaps and operational redundancies.”