…. PDP presidential candidate, most prepared of all, by Tambuwal
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to embark on massive industrialization of Ogun State if voted into office as the next President of Nigeria.
Atiku, while nothing that Ogun state is endowed with so many mineral resources, further assured the people of the Gateway State of job creation and empowerment if he emerges President in the February 25 election.
The former Vice President made the pledges while speaking at the PDP presidential campaign rally held in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Wednesday.
Atiku, while speaking at the rally which had in attendance Governors, party leaders, chieftains and supporters, maintained that in order to create jobs and prosperity, the federal government, under the PDP government, will make sure that the exploitation of the available mineral resources in the state is made a matter of priority.
Atiku said, “We have promised to devolve more powers to Ogun state and to the local governments in Ogun.
“We have promised to ensure the industrialization of Ogun state because Ogun state is endowed with so many mineral resources and in order to create jobs and prosperity, the federal government under the PDP government make sure that the exploitation of those mineral resources and industrialization of Ogun is made a priority.
“We want to appeal to you to come out and vote and make sure that your votes are counted and also protect your vote. “The APC government has failed us and therefore, it is our responsibility to make sure that we don’t return them to power”, he said.
Speaking at the rally, the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu promised that the leading opposition party will intensify efforts to recover the country and rebuild it, stressing that the party wants a better living condition for our people.
Ayu expressed the firm optimism that when Atiku Abubakar comes back to power, life will return to better for all Nigerians.
Ayu, in his address, said, “Anywhere we go and they don’t give us a venue, it shows that APC is afraid. They were afraid of us in Osun state, they refused to give us the stadium. We did our rally on the road and we won.
“Anywhere we go and it is an APC controlled government, they make sure that we don’t get a venue. They are worried that they are going to lose power.
“We were in Ekiti, they refused to give us the appropriate venue, they closed all filling stations, there were no buses, that is to tell you that PDP is bouncing back. “We are stronger than ever and because of that, no body should worry about whatever obstacle they put in our way.
“We will crush them at the polling booth, we will crush them at the ward, we will crush them at the local government and we will crush them nationally.
“We must recover this country we must rebuild Nigeria because we want a better living condition for our people.
“We know you are suffering, many of you can’t even eat in your houses, life is unbearable for you, you can’t even find fuel.
“I want to assure you that when Atiku Abubakar comes back to power, life will return better to those days that the PDP were able to create”, he said
Also speaking at the rally, the Director-General of the PDP presidential campaign management committee and Governor of Sokoto State, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal assured that Atiku, if elected, President, will devolve more powers to the state and local government with plenty of resources at their disposal.
This devolution of resources and powers, Tambuwal contended, will lead to more development of the country.
The Sokoto State Governor said, “Atiku is the only candidate that has identified restructuring and proffered ways and means through which he is going to restructure Nigeria.
“There will be more powers to the state, there will be more powers to local government, there will be more resources, there will be more devolution of powers and devolution of resources for the development of our country.
“When you elect Atiku Abubakar, you are sure that you have a CEO (Chief Executive Officer) that will drive your interest and engender good governance in Nigeria.
“The others, I believe that you cannot trust them. They don’t have the type of experience that Atiku Abubakar is having, in governance at the federal level. He is the most prepared of the candidates”, he said.
