Atiku to PDP: We must end APC’s callous, dangerous misrule

The former Vice President of Nigeria and Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has charged the PDP leaders to work with him to end “callous and dangerous APC misrule” in 2023.

Atiku said he had visited some of the presidential aspirants who contested against him as a way to lead in the effort to unify the party “so that we can face our real opponents, defeat them in the elections and begin the process of rescuing and rebuilding this country”.

The former Vice President said this on Wednesday during the presentation of the certificate of return to him, following his emergence as the party’s presidential candidate at the primaries held on Saturday.

The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) issued the certificate of return to Atiku at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

The former Vice President, who polled 371 votes to clinch the PDP presidential ticket on Saturday, described his victory as “a victory for all of us, for our party and for the vast majority of Nigerians suffering under the misrule of the APC”.

Atiku stated that the main contest for the PDP is to win the 2023 presidency.

He said: “This victory is a victory for all of us, for our party and for the vast majority of Nigerians suffering under the misrule of the APC. It was a collective effort, and I am very grateful for everybody’s contributions.

“My chairman, my dear friends, while I am excited and happy for this opportunity to bear our party’s flag, let us all remember that what just happened is a contest within a family to decide how to put our best foot forward. The main contest is the one to win the Presidency of our country for our party.

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“And it requires the entire PDP family and other supporters and sympathizers. We must pull everyone together. Nobody should be excluded. I have already visited some of those who contested against me as a way to lead in that effort to unify the party so that we can face our real opponents, defeat them in the elections and begin the process of rescuing and rebuilding this country.

“The callous and dangerous APC misrule over the past seven years is there for everyone to see. However, we should not take their defeat for granted. We must unite and work extremely hard for every single vote in this country. There is so much to do and there is little time to waste. So, let’s get to work,” the PDP presidential candidate said.

Atiku further expressed his appreciation to the PDP Organizing Committee for the Convention “for putting together a rancor-free and successful Convention” just as he thanked the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, “for the excellent way that it has steered the affairs of this party, including overseeing the successful Convention”.

The Star