The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made Nigerians hungry, poor and insecure.
Atiku said despite the ruling party promising Nigerians change when it took over power in 2015, it has performed woefully in the last seven years.
The former Vice President stated this on Monday at the flag-off of the PDP presidential campaign in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom.
He said the APC has brought poverty, insecurity, lack of jobs and disunity into the country, promsing to address these challenges if elected as the next President in 2023.
Atiku said: “Nigeria said they wanted change, and they voted for change in 2015. What have we seen? What we have seen is poverty, insecurity, lack of jobs and disunity.
“Our children are no longer going to school. Is that what we want to continue with?
“Today, we have flagged off our campaign to rescue Nigeria from hunger, and poverty and to bring back the unity that we require in this country. Therefore, I want to appeal to all Nigerians by standing today in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, to ask them to vote for PDP.
“If you vote for PDP, it will be a return to prosperity; it will be a return to unity; there will be no more hunger and there will be security.”
ASUU Strike
Atiku promised to resolve the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if voted into office.
He said: “I swear, if you vote for PDP, you’ll all go back to schools; you will get jobs; there will be security; and there will be unity.”
This article was originally published on OsunDaily News
