On the defection of five former PDP governors to the opposition party, he said it is "good riddance" for PDP and accused them of not being democrats. "These are people who are irrevocably committed to a particular ideology. They want the Presidency to go to the north by all means. These are not democrats." "They (defected governors) are outgoing (as they have served two tenures already). These are governors that are not popular in their states. He made an example of the Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako. "Nyako is of no consequence in Adamawa. We had to beg the whole of Adamawa, Jubril Aminu, Atiku Abubakar, Bamanga Tukur (everybody that was anybody in Adamawa), to help shore up support for Nyako to win the second term." He added that it was not the party's fault but Nyako's 'person.' "It's not his fault. He's never been a politician. It was General Obasanjo (Rtd) who went and called him from his farm. He didn't take part in any primary. He didn't win any election. He didn't campaign to anybody. They finished the primaries in Adamawa." Obasanjo just called him and said you are the governor."

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