The PDP presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, (Turakin Adamawa) has revealed his intention to restore local government autonomy by scrapping the joint account system and make sure that hunger ends in Nigeria if elected in 2019.
Atiku made the pledge before a large crowd of
supporters during the Kebbi PDP presidential campaign rally yesterday in
Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, saying he will stop the current joint
account system where the governors control local government money from
the federation account.
“I will stop state governors from
tampering with local government funds from the federation account. I
will make sure that all local government areas in Nigeria get their
money directly and not through the state governments,” he said.
The
PDP presidential gay-bearer told the mammoth crowd in Kebbi that he
will make food easily available to Nigerians and end poverty if the
party succeeded in coming back to power in 2019.
According to
him, “If you vote PDP in 2019, I will end hunger, insecurity and provide
decent jobs to our youths. I will empower our youths and women through
skill acquisition and small businesses.”
He urged Kebbi people to vote for the entire PDP candidates.
Earlier
in his remarks, the PDP national chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, accused
INEC of planning to rig the 2019 election with the ruling APC, even as
he warned the INEC chairman to conduct free and fair election in 2019.
‘’I
warn INEC chairman not to rig our election, APC has submitted list to
them. We are also aware that some of the lecturers they will use are
members of APC,’’ he stated.
Source:- Leadershipng
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