Atiku Abubarka says I have no plans to return to PDP, Atiku’s politicalally

A former acting Adamawa State Governor and political ally of ex -Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Ambassador James Barka , has denied dumping the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party .

He said it was true that the Adamawa State chapter of the PDP paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Yola , during which they implored him to return to the party, adding that he did not promise to join the party.

Barka , in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said he had no plans to go back to the PDP which he left in 2014 while he was the Nigerian Ambassador to Malaysia .
“Of a truth , some members of PDP led by the chairman paid me a courtesy call to seek my return to my former party, I told them I ’m a bonafide member of APC, I am not contemplating leaving the APC . However, I would consult , and there is no any reason to join my former party.

“I said I would get back to them when I’ m through with my consultation . To me , it was just a simply political statement . Now that the press has reported , I would make a statement categorically that I ’m a member of APC and all my followers should remain as such ,” Barka said.

Meanwhile, a social responsibility consultant , Ben Egberi has declared interest in contesting for the Presidency in 2019 , noting that country needed a competent leader to turn the economy around.

The 44 - year - old , who is contesting under the PDP stated that he has the innovative ideas and strategies to develop the nation and move her forward .

“What Nigeria needs at this point is the person with the energy , intellectual ability and capacity to stimulate development in the country and I believe I embody this . We need something as different from President Buhari as day is from night,” Egberi argued .