Atiku Vows To Prioritize Agric, Commerce If Elected

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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has promised to give priority attention to agriculture and Commerce, if elected President.

He made the promise while addressing party supporters at the rally held at the Sani Abacha stadium, Kofar Mata in Kano on Sunday.

He said if given the mandate in forthcoming general elections, he would do everything possible to ensure that the agricultural sector was accorded the necessary support to boost food production.

Atiku, who could not alight from the vehicle to address the mammoth crowd, also promised to restore the lost glory of business activities in the state.

“I want to assure that if I am elected President, I will focus on agriculture and support the business community to enhance commercial activities in the state.

“The people here are known to be farmers and business oriented, so if you elect me, I will support agricultural sector and improve on the business activities of the people,” Atiku said.

The PDP Presidential candidate also pledged to improve Hajj operation to make it easier with a view to reducing the challenges bedevilling the exercise.

He, however called on the people of the state to come out enmasse and elect the party’s candidates at all levels.

Earlier in his remarks, the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus expressed happiness over the large turnout of people at the venue of the rally.

According to him, the unprecedented crowd that converged on the stadium was a clear testimony that ‘Kano State is for PDP’.

Also speaking, the Senator representing Kano Central, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso called on all eligible voters in the state to support Atiku and other party candidates to ensure the success of the party at the polls.

NAN reports that Atiku was accompanied to the state by his wife, Hajiya Rukayya Atiku, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his running mate, Mr Peter Obi and former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido.

Others were the Kano State governorship candidate, Abba Kabir-Yusuf as well as other officials of the party in Kano, among others.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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