Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has pledged that his administration would focus on five-point agenda; unity, security, economy, education and devolving more resources and powers to the federating units if elected as the President in the 2023 general election.
He revealed this at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja during the week while declaring to contest the 2023 presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He further urged Nigerians to vote for a new kind of leadership that will steer the nation to a positive path in 2023, while promising to provide a visionary leadership for Nigerians if elected.
He said, “For me, I could say there was never a break. Since our last fight in the court, challenging the 2019 election results, I have received several calls and encouragements from you to contest again and I have listened to your brave voices.
I admire you greatly for choosing hope over despair. I know why you are doing this. You are doing this because deeply you believe something good is possible and is coming to Nigeria. In the face of the worst division, you believe this country can still unite.
In the face of economic hardship, you believe prosperity is coming. In the face of the worst insecurity, you believe peace is possible. I also share in your optimism. That is why I am here today to give you an answer”.
The Former Vice President, however chided the All Progressive Congress (APC), led federal government for ruining the country’s economy, promising to create alternative sources of foreign exchange supply to Nigeria, reduce importation, and increase the value of the Naira if voted into power.
“All the macro-economic indicators are not favorable under the APC administration. APC inherited single-digit inflation; they now increased it to about 16%. When APC came into power, unemployment was around 9%; now, unemployment is more than 33%”.
“The Exchange Rate was N197 to a Dollar in 2015, but in the hand of APC, Naira suffered the worst devaluation ever. The exchange rate is more than N400 to a dollar at the official rate”.
Packaged By Emmanuel Adeniran
