2023: Boost for Atiku as Rivers Lawmaker Ignores Wike, Declares Support for PDP Presidential Candidate
- The ambition of Atiku Abubakar has again received a major boost a few months before the 2023 general elections
- This is as a member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo declared huge support for Atiku in the forthcoming elections
- Dagogo who'd described the former Vice President as a man of integrity noted that Atiku has all it takes to fix Nigeria
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A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has described the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, as a man of integrity.
The lawmaker noted that Atiku and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, were committed to restructuring and resource control, The Nation reported.
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Rivers PDP rep declares support for Atiku
Dagogo, in a statement on Friday, November 18, by his special adviser, media and publicity, Ibrahim Lawal, said Atiku’s drive had further justified the support and confidence the people of the South-south and other geopolitical zones of the country reposed in his leadership qualities.
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He described Atiku as reliable and a man of integrity, who over the years matched his words with action.
He said:
“For the first time, we have a candidate aspiring to the highest office in the country who is willing to tackle those issues heads on.
“To demonstrate his commitment and readiness, he assembled legal experts, in collaboration with major and critical stakeholders from the various geopolitical zones, to draft the restructuring amendment bill. That bill is ready and waiting to be presented to the incoming National Assembly, the 10th Assembly.
“Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has demonstrated that and more. On the basis of policies that will benefit the people, Atiku will get majority of the votes in the South South, as well as other zones in the country. As for Rivers State, he will get a resounding landslide”.
Wike opens up on presidential candidate Rivers state will vote for, sends G5 governors' final position to PDP
Governor Nyesom Wike has said party affiliation, ethnicity or religion will not determine the February 25, 2023 presidential election in Rivers state.
The Rivers state governor said this on Wednesday, November 16, when former Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole inaugurated a flyover located in Rumueprikon, his country home in Obio-Akpor local government area, Port Harcourt.
Governor Wike also listed equity, justice and fairness as the conditions for a truce between the leadership of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the aggrieved Group of Five (G5) governors.
2023: Atiku’s presidential bid faces huge threat as former NLC chairman, elder dumps PDP, joins another party
The crisis in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has continued to affect teh party's chances in the forthcoming general elections.
This is as major stakeholders o the party have defected to other parties in recent times, a development that might threaten the chances of Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election.
In the buildup of the polls, Senator Magnus Abe, a former chieftain of the ruling has announced All Progressives Congress (APC), and now a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has received a new member into its fold.
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