Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, declared on Saturday that if elected in 2023, he will right the wrongs committed by the current All Progressives Congress.
Abubakar particularly promised to create state police that wouldn’t be utilized to obstruct indigenous Nigerians.
The former vice president stated that the establishment of state police would help increase security in the nation while speaking at the PDP’s presidential campaign rally at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State.
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The PDP’s angry governors, including Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and Nyesom Wike (Rivers), chose not to attend the event.
Members of the Edo State PDP Legacy Group, a section loyal to Chief Dan Orbih, the party’s National Vice Chairman for the South-South, were also not present.
However Atiku said, “My priority assignment as President is to unify this country. The current APC government has done a lot to destroy the unity of this country and it will be unfortunate to give them another opportunity to continue their bad job. So, I am going to correct that.
“Secondly, we are going to ensure that we provide security and make it possible again for Nigerians to travel across the country without any fear of security breach. We will also ensure that our children receive quality and sustainable education. The PDP did this by enacting the universal basic education law, which gave the rights to our children to have compulsory education.
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“Similarly, we shall boost the economy and bring in the private sector to create jobs for the youths; provide infrastructure and restore the confidence of Nigerians in the public sector. Again, we are going to make sure that we devolve more power and responsibilities to the state and local governments and bring the government closer to the people.”
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