Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has predicted a mass exodus of prominent political players from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 general election.
He made this known on Saturday while formally declaring his presidential ambition at a PDP Mega Rally held at Ribadu Square, Yola, Adamawa State.
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Atiku said the APC has left many Nigerians in despair despite promising fantastic things in the build-up to the 2015 general election.
He noted that only the PDP could rescue Nigerians from the economic hardship they have been pushed into by the ineptitude of the APC.
Atiku said, “I want to plead with all of you (Nigerians), you know the Party that gave you good economy, security and improved infrastructure in 16 years. That Party is Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)….
“…My fellow brothers and sisters from Adamawa State, it is time we take back our state, Adamawa State and that time is almost here you can see the mammoth crowd in Adamawa today.
“This shows that our party, the PDP, is the only party of choice in Nigeria. In the coming weeks, there shall be political tsunami in Nigeria, many people are warming up to return to our Party as you are already aware, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC has failed in all ramifications.
“The APC has failed to provide security, economy and the officials of this government are swimming in corruption. The APC as a Party has collapsed…”
The National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, who also spoke at the Mega Rally, said the APC would soon be history in Nigeria.
He said that instead of delivering the dividends of democracy it promised Nigerians, the APC had been threatening its political opponents while top officials of the Buhari administration continued to swim in corruption.
Secondus added that the lives of many Nigerians are constantly at risk because of heightened insecurity in the nation while the APC government appeared incapable of ending the orgy of killings across the nation.
He assured Nigerians that the rebranded PDP would rescue them from the hardship foisted on them by the APC.
Secondus said, “PDP is determined to end the circle of continued bloodletting in the country.
“A sign of a drowning party, the APC administration is threatening everybody, the lives of reformed APC leaders are now in danger but we are not afraid, they can’t kill everybody”.