The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to eliminate the vices presently bedeviling the country if given the mandate to preside over the affairs of Nigeria in the next political dispensation.
He stated this on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state during his Presidential campaign in Maiduguri.
Among the vices he enumerated would be eliminated if given the opportunity includes hunger, insecurity, and unemployment.
Aligning his weight to that of the presidential candidate, the Director General of PDP Presidential Campaign Council Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, emphasized the importance of starting the North East Presidential campaign in Borno State.
He assured the people that Atiku will address all the negative issues affecting the country, which include insecurity, hunger and unemployment.
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The Sokoto State Governor stated that he believes Borno state will vote for PDP in the 2023 general elections; hence Atiku is equally known as a son of the state.
Collaborating with the duo, the Vice Presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, who doubled as the governor of Delta State, call on the people of Borno, not to allow APC to come back to power and stated that with the myriads of problems confronting the country that were created by the ruling APC, he assured the people that Atiku is the right choice for Nigeria.
Defectors from other registered political parties numbering over 5,000, were observed to have been received by the party during the campaign which took place at the popular Ramat Square.
Though no life was lost, several supporters of the party who thronged out en mass, were observed to have been attacked by thugs alledged to be supporters of the ruling APC.
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