*PDP will win all North Central States, Ayu
*Our candidate has capacity to turn things around for better, by Okowa
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised the people of Nasarawa State good road network, job opportunities and empowerment of women and youth if voted in as the next President of the country.
Similarly, the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu has expressed the confidence that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar would win in all the States in the North Central geo-political zone in the next year’s general elections.
Atiku and Ayu said these yesterday while speaking at the PDP presidential campaign rally held in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, which was attended by leaders and chieftains of the leading opposition party.
The former Vice President reiterated his commitment to making sure that the nation’s young men and women have jobs to do and have work to do “when we come into office”
The PDP presidential flag bearer pointed out that that his administration, when given the nod in the next year’s general election, will be setting aside 10 billion US dollars, “so that we can pump this money in the small medium enterprises for our young men and woman”.
Continuing, Atiku said, “Let me also announce that we will link up Nasarawa with all other neighboring states as far as our road infrastructure is concerned. “Having said that, I want you people to make sure that we win this state this time around”, he stressed.
The Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP and Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, while speaking at the rally, described Atiku is the man that can turn things around, adding “you must trust him but you have to go out there to work and deliver the votes on February, 2023.
“The PDP has gone out well by giving us a good product, and when you have a good product it is not hard to sell that product. That product the PDP has given us today is Atiku Abubakar.
“One man who is prepared, has the experience and ready to work with all Nigerians to turn things around for the good of our youths, for the good of our women and for the entire country.
“We cannot miss this opportunity again, that is the best product that Nigeria has”, he said
On his part, the National Chairman of PDP, Dr Ayu said, “I don’t want to come here and campaign because the whole of North Central, where I come from, is not going to disgrace me.
“Every state is going to be worn by the People’s Democratic Party. Atiku Abubakar is going to get his highest vote in the north central zone. Luckily for us, Lafia is the political capital of North central.
Therefore I expect Nasarawa state to take number one. Nasarawa state will give Atiku Abubakar 95% of their votes especially now that every body that was in the other party is coming back to the PDP.
“Nasarawa state, when we started their journey in 1998, was a PDP state. The current National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu, PDP made him. “Without PDP, there would have been no Abdullahi Adamu. So Nasarawa state is not a state for any other party. Everybody that was in another party has come back to PDP”, Ayu .
The Chairman of the PDP presidential campaign council, PCC, and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, in his remarks, lauded the women, the youths, the elders and the stakeholders in Nasarawa today for their large turn out and warm recwption.
The Chairman PCC of PDP said, “I am convinced that when it is time to announce the results, the result of Nasarawa will be announced first as PDP has won Nasarawa before any other state.
“You should vote for Atiku Abubakar, you should vote for PDP. You should make PDP five over five.
“Let me tell you that there is the belief now because PDP is the reigning party, that has something as a social contract with the youths. So we are advising you it is no longer give over five but six over six .
“You vote for the President, Senators, House of Representatives members, House of Assembly members, vote for the governorship and then vote for yourself, that makes it six over six.
“It is not enough that Nasarawa State would be producing raw materials and other states will establish factories elsewhere, to process your raw materials. I want to assure you that under the leadership of Atiku Abubakar as president, what you produced in Nasarawa , people will build factories here and process it”, he said.
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