His recent political comments, realignments and permutations notwithstanding, Atiku Abubakar has not decided to run for president in 2019.
The former vice-president told VOA Hausa when he featured on a magazine program there Tuesday that Nigerians will know when he eventually takes the bold move.
The last one month had seen Atiku resign from the ruling All Progressives Congress to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, under which he served eight years as VP between 1999-2007.
After using his resignation letter to convey his misgivings about President Muhammadu Buhari, Atiku granted a media interview in which he accused the president of incompetence.
He also accused Buhari of stoking ethnic and tribal divisions in the country, saying he will handily ‘defeat’ the president in 2019.
Buhari has not openly exchanged words with Atiku, but the presidency warned the former vice president to stop disparaging the president.
The reprimand followed allegations that Buhari was banned from travelling to the United States for 15 years as a consequence of his religious views.
Atiku used the purported ban to ward off allegations that he is wanted in the U.S. for fraud.
He said he had applied for visa to the U.S. but was denied on administrative grounds.
He, however, failed to present evidence of his claim that Buhari was also banned from the U.S. despite being challenged by the State House to do so.
