By John Ogunsemore
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is a forthright politician and global statesman.
The party commended Atiku’s performance particularly as the Chairman of the National Economic Council under the Obasanjo/Atiku-led PDP administration between 1999 and 2007, during which it said the nation achieved massive and unparalleled national productivity in all sectors.
This is contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba to mark Atiku’s 78th birthday.
The party said Atiku, its 2023 presidential candidate and a founding father, is “a selfless, compassionate, humble and people-oriented leader; a unifier, forthright politician, democrat and global statesman who continues to dedicate his intellect, energy, resources and abilities towards the unity, stability and economic development of our dear nation”.
“The PDP and Nigerians across board continue to recognise Atiku Abubakar’s record of performance in the service to our nation, particularly as the Chairman of the National Economic Council under the Obasanjo/Atiku-led PDP administration between 1999 and 2007, during which our nation achieved massive and unparalleled national productivity in all sectors to become one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
“His outstanding leadership qualities led to the overwhelming support and massive votes from Nigerians across all walks of life for him and our Party in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, which mandate was unfortunately subverted by undemocratic forces, resulting in the current sorry state of affairs in our nation,” the statement reads.
The PDP further extolled Atiku for “his resilience as the people’s leader as demonstrated in his unrelenting passion and quest for good governance, economic prosperity, accountability, equity, justice, fairness and strict adherence to the demands of the Rule of Law and democratic tenets in the overall interest of the wellbeing of all Nigerians”.
