Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has vowed to rescue Nigeria from poverty, hunger, insecurity and disunity if he is voted into power in 2023 presidential election. Atiku who made the declaration at the flag-off of his “Rescue Nigeria” Presidential Campaign at the Nest of Champions, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital said the PDP in 1999 lifted Nigeria from bottom to the top, making it the biggest economy in Africa.
He says, “I want to appeal to all Nigerians, I am standing in Akwa Ibom today to ask them to vote for PDP. If you vote for PDP, it would be a return to prosperity, it would be a return to unity, it would be a return to your safety. There would be no more hunger, there would be security. “I swear, if you vote for PDP, you will not be out of school, you will get jobs, there will be security, there will be unity,” he stated. He, however regretted that the clamour for change in 2015 dragged the country back to poverty, insecurity, lack of jobs and disunity.
Atiku further said “When PDP came to power in 1999, we met Nigeria in a state of poverty, insecurity, hunger, lack of education. We lifted Nigeria from the bottom to the top. We became the biggest economy in Africa, we had peace, we had progress. But when Nigerians said they wanted change, they voted for change in 2015. “What we have seen is poverty, insecurity, lack of jobs and disunity. Our children are no longer going to school. Is that what we want to continue in? “So, today, we have inaugurated the flag off of our campaign to rescue Nigeria. To rescue Nigeria from hunger, to rescue Nigeria from poverty, and also bring back the unity that we require in this country.
“I want to appeal to all Nigerians, I am standing in Akwa Ibom today to ask them to vote for PDP. If you vote for PDP, it would be a return to prosperity, it would be a return to unity, it would be a return to your safety. There would be no more hunger, there would be security. “I swear, If you vote for PDP, you will not be out of school, you will get jobs, there will be security, there will be unity,” he stated.
Atiku who acknowledged the fast pace of development in Akwa Ibom state since 1999 attributed such to consistency with the PDP and therefore dedicated the launching of his campaign to the state. “Nigeria wants to be like Akwa Ibom. You know why, because since 1999, you have not changed party, but you can see the development that is taking place here in Akwa Ibom. You can see the prosperity that is taking place in Akwa Ibom, you can see the security that is available in Akwa Ibom. So the rest of Nigeria would like to be like Akwa Ibom. “We want to dedicate the launching of this campaign to the achievements of the Akwa Ibom PDP for good governance.
Speaking, the Vice Presidential Candidate and Delta State Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa tasked Nigerians to take seriously the ongoing mission by the PDP to rescue the Nation. “This campaign is a very serious business. There is a great problem in Nigeria and we have been looking for a rescuer. PDP has offered to rescue Nigeria. We believe that PDP is the only party prepared to rescue Nigeria. We want a nation where people can once again trust each other, we are ready to take the bull by the horn, we are presenting a General” he said.
Setting the tone earlier, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and Chairman, PDP Presidential Campaign Council challenged Nigerians to rate the present state of the nation against 2015.
