Politics

Atiku: I’ll revive Nigeria’s economy, create state police

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to set up state police to tackle insecurity in the country if elected as president in 2023.

Atiku, who said he was committed to devolving more power to the two other tiers of government for development, stated that he would revive Nigeria’s economy, with factories and industries resuming production.

He stated this in Benin during his presidential campaign rally in Edo State on Saturday.

The former Vice President, who anchored his campaign on five-point agenda, said his government would work with the private sector to create jobs for the youth.

While calling on the people of the state to vote for the PDP in the 2023 general election, Atiku said power devolution to other tiers would entrench more development at the grassroots.

The PDP presidential candidate, who was joined by other bigwigs in the party, said: “We promise to restore security, whatever it takes us to do it, we shall restore security so that you can go to your farms secured.

“We will put more policemen on the street and equip them. We will devolve more power to state and local government, and create state police that will not harass you.”

The PDP presidential flag-bearer further expressed desire to raise infrastructure development in the country, particularly in Edo State, so that the South-South region could be easily linked to other parts of the country.

Atiku, who described himself as a unifier, said he would run inclusive government where voices would be given to women and youths.

He added that under his government, every child would go to school while universities staff would not be allowed to go on strike.

The former Vice President, however, lauded the people of Edo State for always standing with the PDP, saying he had come to the state to make an undertaking with the people.

This undertaking, he said, would fulfill and reclaim all the lost glories to the country.

On his part, the National Chairman of the party, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, said only PDP government could restore economic prosperity into the country.

“It is only the government that can restore; it is only the government that can rescue the country from the present situation.

“Government is not something one can learn overnight,” he said, urging Nigerias to learn from Britain where somebody, who was naive about government was made the Prime Minister, only to be forced out within weeks.

The Star