2023: Atiku Will Change Nigeria’s Political Fortune, Says Tambuwal

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is the only standard bearer that can change Nigeria’s political fortune positively.

Tambuwal, the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, made the assertion at the party’s campaign rally in Binji and Tangaza Local Government Areas of the state on Tuesday.

According to him, Abubakar has designed workable strategies to end banditry, fight corruption, unemployment, address infrastructural decay and boost the socioeconomic life of Nigerians, among other issues.

“Therefore, we should all give our votes for PDP candidates from the president to the State House of Assembly in order to benefit the best Nigeria of our dreams.

“We should safeguard our Permanent Voter Cards and avoid any person who would use money to buy our votes for the best of our country’s future,” he said.

The governor further urged the gathering to maintain their dignity, adding that they should not, in any way, allow themselves to be used to compromise peaceful coexistence at the expense of violence and chaos.

Tambuwal warned youths against thuggery, saying: “You should ask any politician who invite you into political thuggery to align you with his sons and daughters.”

The state PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, thanked the people of the areas for their sustained support to the party.

Bello received some prominent members of other political parties who, according to them, saw reason to defect to the PDP alongside their followers.

The chairman appreciated the wise decision of the new entrants, describing them as partners in progress.

On his part, the PDP Gubernatorial Candidate, Malam Sa’idu Umar, pledged to maintain the legacy and leadership style of Tambuwal, if elected.

The Director-General of the campaign council in the state and former minister, Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman, assured that the door of PDP was open for all new entrants.

Sulaiman urged PDP supporters to put more effort in convincing the people of the state toward the success of the party and sustain door-to-door campaign in their respective areas.

In a separate statement, Tambuwal said Atiku would work conscientiously to address the insecurity in many parts of the country, so as to fast track its economic development.

This would make it possible for Sokoto state, which has many solid minerals in commercial quantity to venture into their extraction for the good of its people.

Tambuwal made these assertions yesterday at Kebbe town of Kebbe local government area during the ongoing statewide campaign by the PDP.

Tambuwal, who said the exploration of gold found in the local government area had been hampered by the preponderance of banditry, kidnappings and other sundry criminalities, however, expressed confidence that if the PDP clinches the presidency, it’ll roll back the ugly trend and pave way for the smooth extraction of the precious metal.