Displeased with the way insecurity is ravaging the country, former Vice President and presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has promised to put an end to every form of criminality and banditry if he is elected president in 2023.
Atiku, who is aspiring for the presidency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections, made the pledge on Thursday in Maiduguri, while addressing party delegates from Borno and Yobe states at the Forshams Hall.
According to the presidential hopeful, Nigeria is in dire need of developments which cannot be achieved without first securing the nation.
“The ruling All Progressive Party (APC) has woefully failed to protect people’s lives and property since the assumption of power in May 2015.
“Since then, tens of thousands of people were either kidnapped or killed by terrorists, kidnappers and bandits operating in the forests of three geopolitical zones,” he lamented.
Atiku, who is a serial presidential contender will be jostling for the PDP ticket alongside other aspirants in the upcoming primary election.
The other 12 presidential aspirants are Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal; a United States-based medical doctor, Nwachukwu Anakwenze; Newspaper publisher, Dele Momodu; Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; Investment banker and economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen; former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi; Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel and a Pharmacist, Sam Ohuabunwa.
Others are former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim and the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, as well as the only female aspirant in the race, Oliver Tareila Diana.
