Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, expressed regret over the high prevalence of vices that are, in his words, “man-made” in Nigeria.
He continued by saying that the nation already had all of the vices in the world.
Atiku made this statement on Thursday at the opening of the 5.4 km of drainage and 9.5 km of ring road 111, both built by an indigenous engineering firm called Hensek Integrated Services.
Although he asked everyone to work together to make it happen, the presidential candidate, who was represented by the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, expressed hope that Nigeria may be saved again with the help and prayers of the clergy and elders.
He said that Nigerians are tired of what is occurring in this country and urged party members and Nigerians to unite to help the country overcome its problems.
Atiku urged the populace to assist in bringing the PDP back to power by pointing out that the party has skilled leaders who can restore Nigeria’s pride of place in the comity of nations.
According to him, “We are tired of what is happening in this country, all the vices in the world are here in Nigeria, but with the support and prayers of our elders and clergies, we will come out of this problem we found ourselves.
“We have good and capable leaders and stakeholders in this party that can bring a desired nation. I congratulate the governor for the giant strides and this will attract investors to Akwa Ibom state. I thank you and the almighty God that I’m part of history and will be the one to Inaugurate this project in the state.
“We are grateful for the governor’s foresight in making Akwa Ibom the hub for aviation, hub for health, hub for infrastructure even in agriculture. The presidential candidate, the unifier, has asked me to tell you that he will ensure the entire country is unified from north to south for a betterment of the country.”
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, thanked the populace and the community as a whole for their assistance with the road’s construction during his speech.
“We purposely fixed the commissioning tonight so that you will see the true colors for the delight of the people.”
“I want to make a special announcement, we are standing at the centre, to the left is named after my former DG, the late Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd) the first indigenous governor of Akwa Ibom. To the right is named after the former governor, Dr Clement Isong. I thank our presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ably represented by the governor of Adamawa, Governor Fintiri,” he said.
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and the governor of Sokoto State, praised the governor for his accomplishments in his message of goodwill.
“We are here to commission 9.5kms of 10 lanes, and if you multiply 9.5 by 10 you will have about 95kms road and you know what that means. My brother, Mr Udom Emmanuel has done well, from aviation, infrastructure, capital human development to education to health, virtually in everything.”
Former Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki said he was in the state to e part of history and that Governor Udom Emmanuel’s performance was proof of the power of PDP governors.
He said, “The people of Nigeria cannot be surprised because you are a PDP governor. You are telling Nigerians what PDP can do and what they are doing in the state. Nigerians, you do not need to speak anymore. If you want a performing country, let the PDP lead the way.”
