PDP owes Nigerians an apology over Atiku’s Yoruba, Igbo comment – Wike

Comments made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has continued to generate condemnation even from his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members.

Atiku had on Sunday in Kaduna asserted that the north does not need Yoruba or Igbo candidates when it comes to the presidency, adding that the only candidate worthy of the coveted seat is him alone.

“I know the whole of this country. I have built bridges across this country. I think what the average northerner needs is somebody who is from the north, who also understands the other parts of Nigeria, and who has been able to build bridges across the rest of the country.

“This is what the northerner needs. He (the northerner) doesn’t need a Yoruba candidate or an Igbo candidate. This is what the northerner needs. I stand before you as a pan-Nigerian of northern origin,” Atiku opined.

In his reaction on Monday, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said the PDP owes Nigerians an explanation and an apology following such a controversial statements made by Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the party.

Wike said while he doubts the possibility of Atiku making such a sensational statement at this critical time of the Nation’s history, such posture would justify his fight for equity, justice and fairness in the PDP.

According to him, the party must urgently address the issue and appeal to Nigerians lest the people stop rallying behind the PDP and begin to see the party as one where justice and equity do not abound.