Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigeria had never been in such a bad shape as it was currently.

Atiku, who spoke on Saturday at the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), called on the people to join hands with the opposition party to rescue the nation from maladministration.
According to him, the PDP grew Nigeria’s economy to become the largest in Africa and made the country the preferred Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination.
He said that the convention was an opportunity to make decisions that would shape the future of the party for the benefit of all Nigerians.

The former vice president said Nigeria was passing through the most difficult period of its existence, saying that he is 70 years plus and had never seen the country in such a shape.

“The PDP fought inflation to single digit and stabilised the foreign exchange market which the APC destroyed with its cluelessness and incompetence.
“All through my life, I have never seen our dear country in such a bad shape. We have become so disunited, with so much unemployment and insecurity in the country.
“Nigeria is now at a precipice because of lacklustre performance of the APC, but we now have the chance to atone for the mistakes of our past leadership, a chance to steer our country to its right position in the comity of nations.
“As humans, none of us is perfect and we will continue to strive to make our country better for the good of all Nigerians.
“The APC has proven itself to be incompetent and we are now ready to rescue, restore and rebuild the foundation of our beloved country.
“We have a collective aspiration to return Nigeria to the path of growth and development and I call on all members of our party and indeed, all well-meaning citizens of our great country to join us in this struggle,” he said.