I am committed to restructuring, devolution of power, unlike ‘deceitful’ APC – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar and his wife, Titi, wave to supporters during the PDP’s rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday pledged his total commitment to power devolution and restructuring if elected the president, next month.

Atiku spoke while addressing a mammoth crowd of PDP supporters at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.


While noting that the people of the South-East zone had been clamouring for restructuring to enable them to have more powers to deal with their local affairs, the presidential hopeful assured the people that restructuring and devolution of power would be a major policy of his administration.

He described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a deceitful alliance and not a political party, even as he claimed the alliance that brought APC to power had collapsed.

Atiku Abubakar and his wife, Titi, wave to party supporters during the PDP’s rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.


He said the APC promised to restructure Nigeria but failed to do so.

Atiku said: “I am committed to power devolution and restructuring. All the south-eastern states have been yearning and propagating for the restructuring of this country because they want to have more powers, more resources to deal with their own local affairs. We agree entirely and that is why it is a major policy of our government to be, if you support us and if you give us the opportunity.

“APC had promised the same. Did they do it? They abandoned the issue of restructuring, they are a very deceitful alliance. We are committed, and we mean what we say. If you give us the support, we will deliver.

“They said some people formed a party, it is not a party. It is an alliance, and the alliance is collapsing, and it has collapsed.”

Atiku also promised to empower women and youths to take over power from old politicians if given the mandate to be president of the country.

 

 

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