Atiku will lead Nigeria out of poverty – Dino Melaye

Promise Odejide

The Atiku/Okowa 2023 Presidential Campaign Committee has hailed the adoption of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar by the Northern Christian and Muslim Leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The committee expressed it delight at the move, thereby describing the action of the aggrieved group as “well processed and justified decision.”

The Spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Management Committee, Senator Dino Melaye, in a statement he authorized on Saturday, described the endorsement of his principal as a great gain for the PDP, stating that it contributed to the ethno-religious and tribal balance of the opposition party and its candidate.

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He said: “We have come to a stage in our national evolution, where attention should be devoted to what binds us together and not what breaks us. The promise, record and actions of Atiku Abubakar speak to this objective, and this is what he will pursue as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“It is also significant that the Northern Christian leaders reckoned with the cognate experience of Atiku Abubakar as the former Vice President, who operated at that level of governance and was outstanding as a reformer, a talent hunter and a broad-minded leader, whose office was a microcosm of the different shades of nationalities within the Nigerian State. Atiku, whom we fondly and justifiably call the unifier has over the years maintained friendship with thousands of Nigerians irrespective of their age, gender, faith or geographical location.

“We note with deep gratitude and satisfaction the observation that Atiku has a well articulated agenda. Without being immodest, the Presidential Candidate of the PDP has always armed himself with SMART goals. His vision is clear and the mission is grounded. With his foresight he had long expressed the plan on how to manage Nigeria’s oil sector. Atiku remains the most experienced, most prepared and most acceptable candidate for the 2023 election.

“Atiku will not only lead Nigeria out of the current economic, political and security crisis, he will give all Nigerians a sense of belonging, mend the fault lines and repair the broken confidence and social structures.

“We call on all Nigerians to give Atiku Abubakar the opportunity to take Nigeria to where it ought to be,” Melaye concluded.