Atiku Abubakar on Monday returned his
Presidential nomination forms for the 2015 presidential election to the
National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
The Former
Vice President, who wishes to be Nigeria’s president, is also the first to pick
the forms more than two weeks ago.
Atiku,
pledged to be loyal and dedicated to the party no matter the outcome of the
primary.
“I thank the
Chairman for the opportunity to be the first to collect and first to return the
forms. We will continue to be loyal and dedicated party members, no matter the
outcome of the primary.
“I hereby
submit the expression of interest and nomination forms duly and accurately
completed,’’ he said.
Responding,
the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said he was at first
nervous of the whole process but “today, I’m confident as I listen to you all.
“I want to
say that with every passing day, the need for change is overpowering, made
manifest from activities of people like you around the nooks and crannies of
Nigeria’’.
He also prayed
for the best man to win the party’s ticket.
Earlier,
Adamawa APC executive members and the 21 local government chairmen, held a news
conference to reiterate their support for the vice-president.
Binta Masi-Garba, the party executives lauded
Atiku’s philanthropy and social obligations.
”His marriage
and business ties cut across tribe and tongue, as so his philanthropy and
social obligations. Sadly, in the deeply-divided Nigeria we have today, few
politicians can make such a claim.
”We are
proud of the outstanding leadership role Atiku Abubakar has played in this
country over the past 15 years of democracy, both within and outside
government.
“He has
consistently lent his voice to pressing national issues, offering counsel to
the Federal Government.
”Without the
least meaning to diminish his national and global stature, it is on the records
that Atiku, as an individual, has done more to develop Adamawa State than any
indigene of the state that is living or dead.”
She said
next to the state government, he ranked as the highest employer of labour
through his many businesses and industrial establishments.
She said the
people were thrilled by his commitment to job creation, improving the economy,
education, infrastructure, transparency in government and the overall welfare
of Nigerians.
”It is on this
note that the entire members of the State Executive Committee are all here.
“We are
supported by the party’s chairmen in all the local government areas
representing the APC in Adamawa State, and hereby endorse the Turakin Adamawa
for the 2015 presidential elections.
”Following a
meeting of the party executives yesterday (Sunday) evening, we unanimously
resolved that we will give him our full backing towards realising his ambitions
to create a Nigeria for all,” Garba said.
She also
said the party believed in democracy and was open to other people’s candidacy,
hence would not endorse a consensus candidacy.
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