The Presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that Nigeria
has not produced leaders like himself and his running mate, Mr Peter Obi,
running together on a single presidential ticket.
According to Atiku, he and Obi
were both gurus in business and governance who can make the country work again.
He stated this on Wednesday at a
town hall meeting with representatives of the business community in Aba, Abia
State,
Atiku, who vowed to restructure
the country and improve the standard of living of the common masses, solicited
for Nigerians votes in the forthcoming 2019 presidential election.
The former vice president averred
that Nigeria has not had two experienced men that have the passion to develop
and grow the economy since 1960, the country gained independence.
His words, “To be able to do
business, you must have a secure environment. Otherwise, you will not even be
able to come out of your house and go to your factory.
“We have two very experienced
men, both in governance and business: Peter Obi and myself. I don’t think
Nigeria has ever produced this type of leadership since Independence. If you
are doubting us, you know what you should do? Try the two of us.
“If you’re producing juice, I’m a
manufacturer of beverages. If you’re producing plastics, I’m a manufacturer of
plastics. If you have poultry, I’m a manufacturer of livestock.
“If you’re selling food in the
market, I own fast food (restaurants). If you are in printing, I have a
printing industry. If you are into broadcasting, I own television stations.
“So, what are you going to tell
me?”
Abubakar stated that his various
companies had been spending N600m to pay for trucks haulage until he decided to
start his own haulage business.
“I sat down with them and said,
‘No, we must go into road haulage. Let’s have our own trucks. I can’t spend
N600m on mere road haulage.’ And today, we’re in a successful haulage industry.
“So, my brothers and sisters, the
government that has tried to solve most of the challenges that the business
community are facing in this country is the PDP government and here is another
opportunity, so you don’t repeat the mistake of bringing back this government.”
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