The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has brushed aside the notion that a potential alliance between Labour Party’s Peter Obi and NNPP’s Rabiu Kwankwaso poses any danger to his political relevance.
Atiku’s spokesperson, Paul Ibe, stated the former Vice President is unperturbed by the discussions, emphasizing Atiku’s focus on his own political path.
“There is absolutely no threat; there cannot be any threat,” Ibe said.
Ibe explained that Atiku acknowledges the right of political figures to form alliances and make choices, without viewing such moves as direct competition.
“Everybody is at liberty to chart their political journey. Atiku is quietly on his own, doing what he has to do,” he added.
Reiterating that Atiku harbors no anxiety over new political alignments, Ibe said, “Atiku is not in any way threatened; he does not feel threatened and will not be threatened by the prospect of anybody.”
According to Ibe, Atiku’s primary concern is the nation’s future. He stated that the party is open to welcoming those who recognize Nigeria faces an “existential threat” and need for redemption. “For Atiku, the more the merrier,” Ibe concluded.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
