Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, his Gombe state counterpart, Ibrahim Dankwambo, and Senate President Bukola Saraki, have hailed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for emerging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections.
In a statement signed on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the governor described Atiku as an experienced administrator, tested politician and Nigerian who understands the problems facing the country and has the capacity to fix the challenges.
Ortom said that the credible conduct of the presidential primary election was confirmation that the PDP is a party that truly practises transparency and internal democracy which gives the people the freedom to choose those to lead them.
He further expressed confidence in the ability of the PDP presidential candidate, who is a title holder in Benue State – (Zege Mule u Tiv), to provide credible leadership for the country, if given the mandate.
The governor expressed optimism that Nigerians will vote for the rebranded and refocused PDP in next year’s elections to address the plethora of challenges confronting the country and turn around the economy and security situation which he said that the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s administration has apparently failed to handle.
Also, Governor Dankwambo, whose 2019 presidential aspirations was laid to rest few hours ago by Atiku’s victory has lauded the former vice president for emerging the PDP’s flagbearer and pledged his support to enable the party win the forthcoming presidential election in February 2019.
In a congratulatory tweet posted on his official twitter handle Sunday afternoon, he said: “Congratulations to Former Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the flag bearer of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party.
“We are united under one Umbrella ☂ and we will work assiduously for our party’s victory in 2019.”
SEE Governor Dankwambo’s tweet below:
Congratulations to Former Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the flag bearer of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party.
We are united under one Umbrella ☂ and we will work assiduously for our party’s victory in 2019. pic.twitter.com/BsbzlDDbd1
— Governor Dankwambo (@HEDankwambo) October 7, 2018
Meanwhile, Senator Saraki after his speech at the PDP convention also took to twitter to congratulate Atiku.
He said: “I congratulate our Presidential Candidate, Your Excellency, Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar, for your victory. You have stayed on course over the years and truly, you deserve this victory.
“We always knew from Day 1 that only one candidate would emerge. On behalf of all the aspirants, I want to assure Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar that we will work with you to ensure that come 2019, you emerge as Nigeria’s next President.”
SEE his tweets here:
I congratulate our Presidential Candidate, Your Excellency, Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar, for your victory. You have stayed on course over the years and truly, you deserve this victory. #PDPPresidentialPrimaries
— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) October 7, 2018
We always knew from Day 1 that only one candidate would emerge. On behalf of all the aspirants, I want to assure Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar that we will work with you to ensure that come 2019, you emerge as Nigeria’s next President. #PDPPresidentialPrimaries
— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) October 7, 2018
Daily Trust recalls that Dankwambo and Saraki failed to secure the party’s presidential ticket having had 111 votes and 317 votes respectively against Atiku’s 1,532 votes in the just-concluded PDP’s presidential primaries held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
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