ATIKU, OKOWA RESTATE COMMITMENT TO RESTRUCTURING…As Atiku Consult Delta PDP on his Presidential Ambition
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Governor of Delta State,
Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa have said that there must be restructuring for Nigeria
to make progress.
Alhaji Abubakar and Governor Okowa spoke yesterday (26/06/18) at Asaba.
The former Vice President was in the state to consult the
people on his aspiration for the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 general elections.
While Alhaji Abubakar disclosed that he has been in the fore-front for
the restructuring of the country since 2004 as it will bring out the best among
Nigerians, Governor Okowa stated, “I strongly believe that the way out of the
challenges of the country is to have stronger states, stronger federating
units.”
Senator Okowa commended Alhaji Abubakar for engaging in consultation
visit, assuring that delegates to the Presidential Primaries of the PDP will
make their decisions based on acceptability, reach, experience and level of
intelligence of the individual aspirants.
He urged the aspirant not to relent in moving to different states of the
country, stating that more efforts should be made for the PDP to be in control
of more states of the country to enable it clinch the Presidential position in
2019.
Alhaji Abubakar had said that his aspiration to be Nigeria’s President
was borne out of his passion to ensure that the country make progress,
disclosing, “the security architecture of the country must be reviewed and
decentralized.”
He decried situation where security agencies does not take orders from
the state governors, asserting, “as an individual, I don’t think this is true
federalism, we must restructure the security architecture.”
The former Vice President also listed ways to tackle unemployment in the
country observing, “to create jobs, you must liberalize the economy, support
the private sector, create incentives to make the private sector boom and open
up the economy to foreign direct investment.”
“I will have a very small federal government with powers and resources
devolved to the states to manage the affairs while they pay tax to the federal
government; with this, each zone can survive on its own without leaning on oil
money,” he emphasized.
Earlier at a courtesy call on Governor Okowa, Alhaji Abubakar had said
he was in the state to consult the people, to seek the support of the people to
enable him emerge as the Presidential flag bearer of the PDP.
While noting that Delta State was home to the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar
commended the developmental strides of the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr
Okowa in the development of the state.
“Delta State has been a PDP state, each successive government continues
from where the previous one stopped in terms of infrastructure development, you
(Governor Okowa) have continued to develop infrastructure, especially roads,
your efforts in executing your programmes and policies, especially in the
creeks are highly commendable as they will reduce agitations, it requires wise
leadership for communities to live in peace and have sense of belongings and I
must commend you for doing this in the state,” he stated.
Others who spoke at the event include, former Governor of Ogun State,
Otumba Gbenga Daniel, his Imo State counterpart, Chief Achike Udenwa, former
Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe, among others.
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