General Buhari (Rtd) pictured at a campaign rally (Undated Photo)
In a statement signed by Atiku, the Adamawa state indigene, said the task of rescuing Nigeria is a duty leaders of the APC are committee to and, “the more individuals ready to be part of the mission to rescue the country, the better.”
The statement reads:
“Nigeria has floundered for far too long.
Our people are yearning for a change and we must listen to them before
they lose faith in the ability of their leaders to revive the country.
“You will recall that during my
declaration speech penultimate week, I did mention that my priority, if
given the chance to run and serve as the President of Nigeria is
addressing the issues of jobs creation and providing decent employment
for Nigerians, especially the youths.
“I believe that it is only when we can
provide decent jobs for our young people, that we can have a hope for
the decent future for our country.
“It is also not in doubt that of recent,
successive administrations have failed woefully in building the
infrastructure that can promote a healthy economy: our education system
is in shambles, public health system is in virtual comatose, we have
very poor network of roads totally at variance with the wealth of a
country that is the seventh oil producer in the world.
“I believe that the country has failed in
these areas because of the excessive centralisation of functions and
resources to the government at the centre. The government that the APC
plans to lead in the next few months, by the grace of God, will be fully
committed to devolution of powers and resources to the state
governments in line with the manifesto of our great party.
“I also plan to march this resolve with a full commitment to ensuring transparency in all sectors of our national life.
“I am equally disturbed about the way our
people have been divided along ethnic and religious fault lines and how
we are steadily and dangerously losing a sense of community where every
Nigerian can live together without mutual suspicion.
“I believe that the next president of our
country, who by the grace of God will be produced by our great party,
must be someone who is a unifier, bridge-builder and not someone who
bears ethno-religious bias. Above all, he must embody a vision of a
Nigeria for all.
“I have no doubt in my mind that we both
share a common concern about rescuing our country from the deadly grip
of the PDP and it is on this note that I do warmly welcome him on board
in this very important national rescue mission. I look forward to
meeting him in an open, free and fair contest for the ticket.you can also likes us on facebook through www.facebook.com/smartgist twitter @smartgist
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