Presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar has visited Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, to seek the support of delegates ahead of the May 28 primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr Abubakar met with PDP leaders, including governorship aspirant Ladi Adebutu, and the state party chairman, Sikirullahi Ogundele, at the state party secretariat.

While canvassing the delegates’ votes, Mr Abubakar said he was better qualified to represent the party and rule the nation based on his experience and maturity.

He explained that if voted into power, he would govern Nigeria on a five-point agenda, namely, unity, security, economy, education and devolution of more resources and powers to the federating units.

“I promise to give every part of this country a sense of belonging as we did in the past.

“When we came to power in 1999, we experienced a lack of unity, and the first thing we did was to form a government of national unity which engendered the peace we needed for successful governance,” he said.

The aspirant vowed to tackle insecurity across Nigeria, stating that it was the basis for the country’s economic development.

“I will also tackle the issue of decentralisation or rather, devolution of powers to the state and the local governments,” he said.

Mr Abubakar recalled that he did not visit Ogun during the 2019 presidential primaries of the PDP because he was angry with members of the party in the state for lack of unity.

“I was angry with you people because you allowed outsiders from the South-West region to manipulate you and dictate the way you ran your affairs,” he said

He said with sustained unity in Ogun PDP, the party would take over power from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.

“This will, in turn, enable you to positively affect the lives of the people of this state,” the former vice president said.

Speaking earlier, the state secretary of the party, Sunday Solarin, assured Mr Abubakar of a block vote from Ogun delegates during the presidential primary. 

(NAN)