Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has urged his supporters in Adamawa State and other states to take a cue from him and return to the party for good. Atiku made the call yesterday during a visit to Adamawa to attend the Annual Founder’s Day of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola.

“For any one still harbouring any doubts about my return to our great party, the PDP, let me assure that I am back for real and in it for the long run. And to those my supporters in Adamawa and elsewhere yet to make good their return to the PDP, I urge them to come back home  and rejoin us in the bid to make good things happen in our dear country,” he said.

Addressing party supporters and the executive of Adamawa chapter of the PDP at the party’s secretariat in Yola, the former Vice President said he had forgiven all those who worked against his return to the ruling party.He assured that he would assiduously work for the PDP’s success from the ward to the national levels.

He told the PDP state exco that had all its members in attendance with the exception of the Chairman, Umaru Maijam-a Kugama, who had taken his son to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) that contrary to speculations he did not at any time take the state PDP executive to court. He later donatedN5m for the running of the state party secretariat.

Responding on behalf his colleagues, Secretary of the Adamawa State PDP, P. P. Elisha paid tributes to what he described as Atiku’s a reservoir of political  knowledge.

“It is clear that Atiku is a reservoir of political knowledge. All of us from Adamawa have no option but to tap from his wealth of experience,” he said.Atiku had earlier visited the palace of Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Barkindo Aliyu  Mustafa where he was received by the Lamido-in-council.

The former Vice President arrived Yola Airport at about 10.30am to a tumultuous welcome of supporters who thronged the entire length of the road from the airport to the metropolis.