Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for president of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, has pledged to revitalise the economy and place the nation on a course of sustainable growth and development.Informaion Guide Nigeria
According to a statement by Crusoe Osagie, the Media Aide to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Atiku said this at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City on Saturday during a PDP presidential campaign rally.
Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, vice-presidential candidate of the PDP and governor of Delta State, was also on the campaign train, along with Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo and other governors and officials of the PDP.
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Chairman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Dr. Udom Emmanuel; Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal; Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu; National Chairman of the PDP Iyorchia Ayu; former National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus; former Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola
The presidential contender stated that he was in the race to repair, rescue, rebuild, and reset Nigeria and put it on the route to progress and growth.
Atiku said, “We are here today to restate our five-point agenda, which include to re-unite Nigeria; restore security; establish compulsory primary education and ensure our institutions of higher learning don’t go on strike; revive the Nigerian economy; develop our infrastructure especially our roads, and build effective and efficient rail system to ensure effective transportation.
“We promise to restore security in Nigeria; we promise to re-unite Nigerians. We will ensure our industries resume production and ensure jobs for the youths. We will build infrastructure, especially roads to connect this region to other parts of the country.
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“The APC has destroyed our education, security, infrastructure, economy as the nation is on the path of retrogression.”
Expressing confidence that the party will emerge victorious in the forthcoming elections, Governor Obaseki said, “Edo is the heart of the PDP. We are doing today what we did in 1999 when we produced the President of Nigeria. We welcome our President and Vice-President to Edo. We assure them that Edo State is for the PDP.”
