The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has told the people of the South West that their agitations for restructuring will be a thing of the past if he is elected on February 25.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is from the South West.
Addressing supporters and party chieftains of the PDP during his presidential rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital yesterday, Atiku said restructuring was one of the five pillars of his programme and promised that more money and power would be devolved to the regions.
In a statement he personally signed after the rally, Atiku said he was committed to working for the good of Nigerians and would not descend to personal attacks perpetrated by other presidential candidates.
Part of the statement reads, “The South West is known to be also a business centre. That is why in our economic programme, we are committed to making sure that the industrialisation of the South West is achieved in support of the federal government.”
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But the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said the February 25 election will not be about religion, region or ethnicity but competence, stressing that he would ensure Nigeria utilises its abundant natural resources to grow its economy if elected.
Obi who spoke during his campaign rally in Minna, the Niger State capital, also promised to address the security challenges facing the country as well as complete the Baro Inland Port.
He said, ‘All I want you to do is to vote for Labour Party. We are going to have an agrarian revolution and we cannot do that without cultivating the land in Niger State. And you are going to have jobs to do. We will fight insecurity to enable you to farm.
‘Next election will not be about region or religion. Is there a place where you buy bread cheaper? Cost of living is high everywhere. So, there is no ethnicity. Don’t be deceived,’ he said.
He called on eligible voters to vote for competency rather than looking at the tribes, religion or regional affiliations of candidates.