Chief Dele Momodu, you are entirely correct.
In this video, H.E. Atiku Abubakar recounted how he ensured that his political godfather, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua who was upset about the choice of Babagana Kingibe as the running mate—supported M.K.O. Abiola even though Atiku was not selected.
Unlike Nyesom Wike, Atiku was not embittered; instead, he arranged for Olusegun Obasanjo and Shehu Musa Yar’Adua’s father to speak to Shehu, urging him not to do anti-party and support MKO Abiola. In Wike’s situation, he went against the PDP, causing significant damage to the party that has done so much for him since 1999.
The story that Atiku Abubakar narrated in this video has shown that he's not a desperate politician because when the Governors wanted him to contest in 2003, he declined and said he would not betray Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Also, in 2010 in the PDP presidential primaries, he lost to Goodluck Jonathan. He had the choice to behave like Nyesom Wike to say, it's the turn of the North after the death of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua but he didn't do such rather he stayed in the party to support the president.
On February 3rd, 2014 Atiku Abubakar resigned from the PDP and joined the APC on February 5th, 2014. The Waziri of Adamawa didn't leave the party because of zoning as people have stated because the PDP in November 2014 extended the selling of Governorship nomination forms and also printed one presidential nomination form. Atiku Abubakar wasn’t part of those who left the PDP National Convention because he left the party 10 months before the National Convention.
History needs to be taught in our schools for Nigerians to know the truth. As they say, “A people without the knowledge of their history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots”. _ Marcus Garvey
Let me respond with historical facts only:
1. ATIKU ABUBAKAR planned to be a President in 1993 but he was advised to step down for CHIEF MOSHOOD ABIOLA. He did without throwing tantrums. He was to be picked as runningmate to ABIOLA but he lost that as well...
2. ATIKU later contested as Governorship candidate in his home State, former Gongola and now Adamawa. He won. OLUSEGUN OBASANJO soon invited him as Vice Presidential candidate. They won together and spent eight glorious years in power..
3. GOODLUCK JONATHAN was not likely to win a Presidential election on his own capacity but he did, miraculously, after his Boss PRESIDENT SHEHU MUSA YAR'ADUA passed on.
4. PAT UTOMI wanted to be President in 2011. He withdrew midstream. Next time, my Brother PROF decided to downgrade to the Governor of Delta State. I was in tears when I watched his breathtaking narration of how he could not even locate the venue of his party's gubernatorial primary.
NYESOM WIKE wanted to be President in 2023. He lost his party's primary to ATIKU ABUBAKAR. He lobbied for the Vice and still didn't get it, due to character flaw of poor anger management. He's been inconsolable since then.
5. Democratic Power is never by force. ATIKU is very humble in pursuing his dreams. So, it is never an insult to change strategy for the overall good of your country... There are different ways of arriving at a destination...