A faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has adopted the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Mr Peter Obi, as its preferred candidate for Saturday’s election.
The APGA members; consisting
mainly of State Chapter Chairmen and led by Chief Jerry Obasi, in a
meeting in Enugu, Tuesday, said they saw the need to join forces with
other progressives to rescue the country.
Obasi said they were
impressed by Atiku’s pledge to restructure the country and make the
economy work again, while providing jobs and wealth creation.
The
APGA faction also extolled the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan-Niger Delta Elders
Forum, PANDEF; Afenifere and the Middle Belt Forum for their wisdom in
supporting the PDP candidate.
Obasi said “We can’t allow APGA to
be destroyed by strangers that invaded our party. Some people claim that
they are the leaders of APGA, but they are at a different place while
the soul of the party is somewhere else.
“I am a believer in one
Nigeria and anything that will threaten the unity, I will kick against
it. We all have where we came from and since our fathers in PANDEF,
Ohanaeze, Middle Belt Forum and others have taken a position we have to
strategically align.”
Former Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs; Chief Dubem Onyia who accepted the letter of adoption, on
behalf of Atiku, applauded them for offering to partner the PDP
candidate in the struggle to reclaim Nigeria.
He assured that
Atiku would not disappoint Nigerians if elected because he has enormous
experience to turn the fortunes of the nation around.
Source:- Vanguardngr
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