Sule Lamido assures Atiku of victory in North West as Secondus, others charge Jigawa people to vote PDP

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido yesterday assured the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar of winning more votes than his major contender in the February 16 Presidential poll, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West zone. He said it is evident that the zone that gave Buhari bulk vote in 2015 has dumped the APC candidate due to many unfulfilling promised of his administration. He said this while addressing PDP supporters at the Presidential campaign rally held in Dutse, Jigawa State in continuation of the party’s campaign ahead of coming polls. The former Foreign Affairs Minister said the people of North West are tired of the spate of Killings aggravated by insecurity, crises and insurgent activities in the zone as a result of ineptitudeness if the Buhari government to tackle insecurity. Lamido said the people of Jigawa, Kano, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna and Kebbi are desirous voting Atiku as Nigeria’s next president . Despite being denied access to the state stadium for the PDP Campaign by the APC controlled Jigawa state Government, the PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar met an unprecedented sea of heads cheering and chanting Atiku! Atiku! The National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus told the mammoth crowd that PDP is coming to power to put food on their tables and tackle hunger in the land. “We are bringing in an energetic and competent person Atiku Abubakar with experience to tackle poverty created by the APC. Prince Secondus told the jubilant crowd that their massive turn out at the rally is a clear indication that power is returning to the party and the state is already on the train to rescue Nigeria. The National Chairman assured the people that the incoming President. Atiku Abubakar is energetic, ready and equipped to do the work. He said that APC has failed Nigeria and should be thrown out as they have not been able to fulfill any of the promises they made in 2015. “The choice before us is between competence and incompetence, between broken promises and a man ready and equipped for the job. The Presidential candidate whose mother is from the Jigawa state capital shed tears at the sea of heads that came to hear him. Atiku assured the people of Jigawa state that they will not regret it if they vote for him and the PDP stressing that APC administration has done incalculable damage to the country. Earlier the candidate led the campaign train to the palace of the Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Sanusi, who prayed for him and his team. From the Emir’s Palace the candidate, the National chairman and other top leaders of the campaign council rode on an open caravan to the rally venue of about three kilometre distance. The cheering crowd burnt brooms and displayed it to Atiku and his team chanting abuses on the ruling APC. Tunde Opalana, Abuja