By Faruq Atofarati
Atiku won’t cease to amaze Nigerians. Some said he’s healthy, but since he does not routinely appear on Fanmilk bicycle, he might not be as healthy, yet every day he proves them wrong.
The tweeting elites say he’s more like the “Messi” of Nigerian politics, what they know is that he has played very well in past World Cups but didn’t win, so he’s playing very well now, clearing all doubts and dribbling his way through. He has not just earned his credibility as the party flag bearer, so it’s not new.
But in fact, Atiku is the embodiment of many characters: the patience of Moses, the endurance of Noah. Talk about the boldness of Elijah and Job’s perseverance. Atiku is an embodiment, what’s in fact missing is arrogance, a selling point of his major opponent.
His ideas are unwavering couriers of vision, and his candidacy is the best thing that could happen to Nigerians. Yesterday, Obidients confirmed it. People who detested the PDP were amazed. People who had never heard him speak started comparing him with the other candidate. Atiku is the eldest in the room, so every other opinion had to take a bow. He wasn’t even a joker Vice President.
So Atiku faced millions of Nigerians to discuss and debate his plans. The difference was clear. It was a manifesto devouring other manifestos. The scathed Obidients couldn’t believe it, so they couldn’t distort the truth. What are they waiting for? Isn’t Atiku the better candidate?
The Waziri of Adamawa has impressed even the deaf. He has appeared many times to discuss his plans. Many thought his candidacy would be lurking in the shadows of men, but no! he continues to solve complex political puzzles, and he’s intentional. Nigerians have no problem with his credentials, nor do they have one with his status. Atiku moves up and down, and he does it with his full chest.
So you can no longer deny that Atiku is a great man. You can no longer say he’s not presidential. Atiku is like myself, a writer. And as Joseph Conrad, a novelist, would say, the first job of the writer is to make the reader see.
So, Atiku has and it’s left for Nigerians to choose between vision and intermittent unstoppable blankness without judging with sentiments.
