Be Ready For Lagos Take Over In 2023 – Atiku Assures PDP Supporters

• Task volunteer support groups on unity, peaceful campaigns

BY CHINYERE OBIORA, LAGOS – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says the Party is set to end bad governance in Lagos state with its planned take-over of the government in the Centre of Excellence come 2023.

However, Atiku said the opposition party can only attain that laudable goal if its members are united, urging them to put aside their differences and work for the common goal of winning the 2023 general elections.

The PDP Standard Bearer, who delivered the message on Tuesday at a rally organised for him by 100 volunteer groups in Ikeja, Lagos, also tasked party members to go out en mass to campaign for the party, and give all seriousness to the presidential poll which holds on February 25, 2023, alongside the National Assembly election.

Speaking through the PDP gubernatorial flag bearer in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, aka ‘Jandor’, the Wazirin Adamawa said; “Once the party wins those elections, the governorship and House of Assembly elections which come up on March 11, 2023, would be made much easier.”

According to him; “In 2023, we would do everything to win Lagos. But let me thank you all for what you are doing so far, because you are competing neck to neck in Lagos despite the fact that we have in the state the ruling party, and its presidential candidate is also from here.”

Also addressing the forum, former chairman of Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engineer Jide Adeniji, expressed delight at the gathering and charged all the support groups to collaborate and work together, to move forward in the overall interest of the party, Lagos State and the country.

He said; “We shall together win” the 2023 general elections, adding that it was time to halt what he termed as stagnation that Lagos State had witnessed under the rule of the APC for the past 29 years since the beginning of the current democratic rule.

The PDP chieftain, while urging the party members and supporters to be forward looking, further said; “I want to assure you that Jardor would form the next government in Lagos come 2023.”

In his remarks, a member of the Presidential Campaign of PDP, Hon. Oladimeji Fabiyi, told the gathering that Alhaji Atiku was committed to rescuing the country being an experienced individual as Nigeria’s former Vice President and a successful businessman.

Fabiyi said; “Atiku Abubakar is coming to rescue Nigeria, recover Nigeria, secure the country from insecurity, recover the exchange rate, among others. Atiku has done it before, he is going to recover Lagos, he is a unifier.”

He described Lagos State as unique in the coming elections and winnable, urging the party members and loyalists not to allow anybody to intimidate them but vote all through for PDP.

Similarly, Chairman of the Volunteer groups, Chief Nurudeen Olokowo, said Nigerians are looking forward to Atiku rescue Agenda so that life can be meaningful for them, noting that the demonstration of huge support witnessed at the gathering indicate “our products are sellable, healthy and pragmatic.”

Describing the support groups as Atiku’s strength, Olokowo urged the Party’s flag bearer to kindly work with them for victory in the coming general elections in the country, saying; “Our product is capable of solving the numerous challenges facing our dear nation, hence the outing of today”.

PDP Leaders who attended the rally included its Lagos State governorship candidate, Dr Abdulazeez Adediran; Chairman of the Presidential Campaign Committee in Lagos, Engineer Deji Doherty; Lagos PDP Chairman, Philip Aivoji; and all the Party’s candidates in the state, among others.

Among the support groups at the impressive gathering were: the Grassroots Ambassadors, Arewa for Atiku, Atiku Progressives Forum, Atiku Unifying Projects, Face of Waziri, South-West Youths Vanguard, Concerned Youths Initiatives for Atiku, and Omolere for Atiku.