{"id":99678,"date":"2022-09-25T14:26:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T13:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99678"},"modified":"2022-09-25T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T13:26:27","slug":"atiku-wont-sacrifice-anybody-to-satisfy-autocratic-democrats-melaye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/atiku-wont-sacrifice-anybody-to-satisfy-autocratic-democrats-melaye\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku won\u2019t sacrifice anybody to satisfy \u2018autocratic democrats\u2019 -Melaye"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1744946740990903705\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chief spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Senator Dino Melaye, said yesterday that the PDP flag bearer would not sacrifice those elected by the party just to please those he labeled autocratic democrats.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMelaye in a statement against the backdrop of the latest demand for the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu by Governor Wike, declared that Atiku would do that which is right and lose the support of some party members than playing to the gallery to please autocratic democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Melaye, also responding to the taunt of the APC Campaign Council in which Atiku was called the Divider-in-Chief in the PDP, accused the ruling party of trying to capitalise on the PDP crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He said that contrary to the insinuation by the APC, Atiku was indeed being persecuted on account of his defence of democracy and respect for due process.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, Atiku as a long standing democrat will not sacrifice those elected by the party for his own ambition, just to please autocratic democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf by chance he loses the support of some party members on account of adhering to the rules, he would be satisfied that he acted right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe failure of Nigeria can be adduced substantially to the dominance of strong men who trample on weak institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtiku will continue to support the enthronement of strong institutions that can minimise the excesses of political Goliaths. And as it happened to Goliath, strong men get defeated, no matter the length of their domination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaiting to benefit from the internal synthesis that may play out in the PDP is a wait in futility. 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