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•PDP govt ‘ll grow nation’s economy, says Tambuwal
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•We will win all 5 elections in 2023, vows Ayu
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•Our presidential candidate believes in Nigeria, Okowa
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has pledged to address the various security challenges currently bedeviling Kaduna State and also restore peace, if elected as the next President of the country.
Atiku made the pledge yesterday while addressing the PDP supporters and members at its presidential campaign rally held at the Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna.
The former Vice President similarly promised that his administration, if given the mandate, will reactivate the moribund industries in Kaduna state.
While commending the indigenes and residents of Kaduna for giving the
PDP the highest number of votes in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku further promised that the roads linking Kaduna and Kano, linking Kaduna to Jos as well as the one linking Kaduna and Abuja, will be completed by his government.
The former Vice President between 1999 and 2007 said, “First of all, let me thank you for your support in 2019. Kaduna state, gave me the highest number of votes in Nigeria.
“I have come here to pledge on behalf of the PDP that if you give us your votes, we will restore peace in Kaduna state. The security challenges will be addressed.
“We promise that we will reactivate the industries in Kaduna state. In collaboration with the current private sector in Kaduna state, we will establish those factories.
“We promise you that the road linking Kaduna and Kano, linking Kaduna to Jos, linking Kaduna and Abuja, will be completed by the grace of God.
“These are four undertaking that I am making on behalf of the PDP if you vote for PDP”, he said.
Speaking at the rally, the Governor of Sokoto State and Director-General of the PDP presidential campaign management committee, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal assured that when Atiku is elected in 2013 by the Grace of God, “we shall bring back all the factories and manufacturing companies in Nigeria”.
Continuing, Tambuwal said, “Part of the agenda of the Atiku and PDP of re-taking Nigeria is growing the economy and you can only grow the economy when you grow the production sector and manufacturing.
“Atiku Abubakar administration will ensure that by the Grace of God we will reinvigorate and reestablish our industries for economic growth and for jobs to be created for the people to have what to do”, he said.
Tambuwal, who is also the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, added, “Some people said PDP has suspended its rallies in Nigeria, we issued a statement that, it was fake news manufactured from the fake news laboratory of the APC (All Progressives Congress) and we are here in Kaduna today (yesterday).
“We have also just witnessed another effort to throw spanners in our works, they will fail and they have failed, they will continue to fail by the Grace of God.
“They do not want us to continue because they are not prepared, they have not even constituted their presidential campaign council, not to talk of flagging off their campaign because of infighting. They are busy fighting themselves.
“We are here in Kaduna, the political capital of Northern Nigeria, and we are indeed very happy to be here.
“I believe the people of Kaduna have seen and have felt the negative impact of the APC administration in Nigeria, all the textile industries in Nigeria have closed down, all manufacturing concerns in Kaduna are out of business.
“When Atiku is elected by the Grace of God, we shall bring back all the factories and manufacturing in Nigeria”, he promised.
On his part, the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu said with confidence that PDP will work towards winning all the five elections at stake next year.
These elections are; House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship and Presidential.
In the words of Ayu, “The APC has failed, they have failed woefully and they do not want us (PDP) to take over and reconstruct this country. We are going to rescue this country whether they like it or not, because the party is in the heart of Nigerians.
“Their party is not on the street, anything they do, resist it, make sure you organize. In the last election PDP got the highest vote in Kaduna State, in 2023 we are going to double the votes we got in 2019.
“Let no body deceive himself by distracting you that we are going to lose. “They have been doing everything to show that this party is divided, but we are united. We are a united political party, we are going to win all our five elections-House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship and above all we are moving to the Villa. Carry your PVC and make sure that Atiku wins everywhere”, he appealed.
The Vice Presidential candidate of PDP and Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa said that the party is privileged to a presidential candidate who believes in Nigeria.
According to Okowa, “We are privileged today to have a presidential candidate who believes in Nigeria. Among all the presidential candidates, he is a pan Nigeria who believes that both the north and the south must work together for the good of all of us and we thank God for the life of Atiku Abubakar.
“I am happy and priviledged to be his vice-presidential candidate because I know that he has a solution to the problems that we have in Nigeria today.
“With Atiku Abubakar as president, we will not go back to our beds very hungry. We will not be poor because he knows what to do to make us work and to enable each and everyone of us have a place to work to earn money and that is what we need in Nigeria today.
“Atiku Abubakar is the man who is ready ensure that the insecurity is brought to an end in the country.
“Those of us in the South, in the south-south, in the Southeast and the Southwest, we are ready to vote for Atiku and the PDP.
“By the time the results come out in February, PDP will win in the south-south, win in the southeast and the PDP will win in the Southwest.
When we were going to Osun just three months ago, they were saying that PDP cannot do anything but when the results came out, PDP won Osun state. We won the state of the presidential candidate of the APC. That shows you how strong the PDP is”, he said.
