From Asile Abel, Jos
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar literally chased out journalists who had gathered at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat, venue of a scheduled meeting with some delegates, in Jos, Plateau State.
Atiku, who arrived the secretariat at about 2.19 pm was visibly angry upon seeing a small crowd of journalists where he had expected a large crowd of delegates. The disillusioned Atiku then shouted at the media twice and ordered them out of the hall, saying “I have nothing to do with journalists. I’m here to see delegates.”
Propelled by their boss’s misplaced and curious anger, his aides and security details pounced on the journalists, causing a stampede and damaging the tripod and camera of the Channels Television crew in the process.
Not even the host PDP officials and delegates could calm the fuming visitor and his entourage and make a case for the journalists, who had covered such visits in the same secretariat by presidential contenders in the past weeks.
Party faithful at the scene could not help but wonder aloud why the former Vice President put up such a disappointing conduct at such a critical time in the party’s preparation for the 2023 general election.
With a total of 85 national delegates from Plateau, the former Vice President is said to be gnashing his teeth as his popularity has dropped significantly, perhaps due to an ongoing national discourse on zoning, Igbo presidency and the national mood against the possibility of another Fulani succeeding Buhari.
Atiku’s burden of trust, depleted public perception, and unfavourable national mood were worsened recently after Muslim students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, murdered Deborah Samuel in cold blood over an alleged blasphemous statement. After claiming to have condemned the savage murder, Atiku quickly deleted his Twitter and Facebook statement to pitch tent with his threatening Muslim folks.
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