Atiku to Nigerians: APC are destroyers, not a party to support

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PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar steps out at the PDP rally in Benin City, flanked by Governor Aminu Tambuwal (left), and Governor Godwin Obaseki (right)

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar delivers a speech at the rally in Benin City, the Edo state capital.

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar discusses with the party Chairman Iyorchia Ayu.

PDP Chairman Iyorchia Ayu speaks to the crowd at the rally in Benin City.

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar waves at the crowd at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, flanked by his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa (left) and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki.

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as destroyers and said that they do not deserve support ahead of the general election in 2023.

Atiku, who stated this while addressing party supporters in Benin, Edo State, on Saturday during his party’s presidential rally, urged the people to continue to be loyal to the PDP.

He claimed that the APC had damaged the nation’s infrastructure, economy, and educational system in addition to failing to solve the country’s security issues.

The former vice president reaffirmed his commitment to addressing instability, boosting the economy, bringing the nation together, and combating insecurity.

Atiku stated, “We have promised to reunify this country. What do we mean by that? We mean we are going to give each and every part of this country a sense of belonging. You will not be excluded from anything.

“Two, we promise to restore security. Whatever it is going to take us to do it, we will restore security in this country so that you can travel day and night, so that you can go to your farms, so that you can go to anywhere secured.

“We will put more policemen on the streets. We will equip them; we will fortify them; and since we have promised to devolve more powers to the states and local governments, you can also have your own local police. We shall make sure your local police don’t harass you.

“Three, we will send back all our eligible children to school. They must go to school; every child must go to school.

“If you remember, during the PDP years, we established compulsory primary school education from primary to secondary school and we are tasking Nigerians to educate these children. But this government is not keeping to that promise. We promise you; every child must go to school and our universities will not go on strike.

“Again, we promise to revive the economy of this country. We will make sure that our industries, our factories, resume production in this country. We will make sure that there are enough jobs for our young people who are passing out of schools. This is what we mean by reviving the economy.

“You have seen how APC has destroyed this country, destroyed the economy of this country. They have destroyed your educational opportunities. They have destroyed your job opportunities. APC is not a party to be supported. They are destroyers.

“Therefore, we call on you to continue to be loyal to PDP, and PDP will be loyal to you.”