Titi Abubakar, wife of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigerians have become poorer since the All Progressives Congress (APC) government led by Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, and urged them to vote out the party in the forthcoming general elections.
Abubakar stated this Wednesday, during a town hall meeting at the City Hall in Lagos State with PDP leaders and women support groups in the state.
She lamented the bad state of the economy, which she said has had negative effect on the cost of living and price of goods across the country. She said that the APC had no solution to the woes bedevilling the country.
She urged Nigerians to Vote for the PDP and its presidential candidate in the elections, promising that Atiku would restructure the country and practise true federalism.
“This government is not doing well,”’ she said, noting that since the APC take over power in 2015, “poverty is too much, suffering is too much among our people, our people are hungry.” She noted that the Minimum wage is N18, 000 but a bag of rice is 20,000, it was N6, 000 when the PDP was in power.”
She declared that Atiku wanted to solve Nigeria’s problems through restructuring,” noting that restructuring is the only way forward. “There is so much power at the centre presently; we must reduce it.”
She further promised that if elected president, Atiku would give 30 percent of appointments in his cabinet to women, while the youths would be given 10 percent of ministers of state positions.
“Atiku will provide the way forward; we would all benefit from Nigeria,” she said, adding that he was ready to lead Nigeria out of poverty. “Atiku came to help women; he was trained by his mother alone when he lost his father, so he values women.”
Also speaking at the event, former Deputy National chairman of the PDP, Olabode George, said that it was obvious that Nigerians were tired of the APC and its failed promises, warning that the incumbent administration to respect the will of Nigerians in the presidential election.
“Let me say, anywhere in Nigeria ask anybody who is from the age of 18 years and above if they are better off today than before. If they are better off they can vote for APC; if not we have alternative which is the PDP.”
“Enough of deceit,”’ George declared. “In school in the 60s, I saw the western region crisis when the election was rigged. Let me appeal to this government that the will of Nigerians must be respected, if they try to undermine the will of the people, Venezuela will be a child play,” George added.
Iniobong Iwok
