By Joe Udo
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Former Nigerian Vice President and 2023 PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed regret over his role in the formation of the APC in 2014, saying the country’s situation has worsened under the current administration.
Atiku disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja themed “Urgent Call to Save Nigeria’s Democracy,” which brought about prominent opposition leaders together to chart a new course for Nigeria.
The former Governor of Adamawa State recalled how opposition leaders came together in 2014 to form a united political front to address what they believed were growing challenges under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
“We did this exercise in 2014, not so? We came together and formed APC because we felt democracy was faltering, only for us to end up in the same position we found ourselves in 2014 worse,” he said.
According to him, the major concerns at the time included insecurity and economic instability. However, he argued that the current situation had surpassed those earlier challenges.
“In 2014, the major challenges were insecurity, the economy and so on. Now it is even worse than what we fought against,” Atiku stated.
He stressed the need for lessons to be learnt from the past, warning that any new political coalition must remain focused on restoring what he described as “true democracy” in Nigeria.
“We must have that in mind. We must succeed to make sure that we restore true democracy to our country,” he added.
