Atiku Abubakar
Pan-Yoruba
socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has reiterated its resolve to
support the candidacy of former vice president and frontline
presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, come 2019.
The
group made its position known on Sunday when it hosted Atiku in
Lagos.
Speaking
at the event, a leader of the group and prodemocracy veteran, Chief
Ayo Adebanjo, stated that the group has taken time to think through
all the aspirants and looking at the dossier of Atiku, there is a
general consensus that his desire for restructuring is genuine.
"You
(Atiku) have been writing about restructuring over a decade ago. You
gave me your commitment to restructure Nigeria within six months in
one of our meetings several years ago.
"When
people talk about good governance and promise good road, agricultural
development and all that, we just laugh. There must be a country
first before any development. Nigeria can not have peace and
stability without restructuring.
"We
know that there is no greater champion of restructuring from the
North than Atiku.
In
his remark, Atiku Abubakar stated that his commitment to
restructuring is absolute and this position has once gotten him a
query when he was vice president.
"In
all my political career, I have not seen Nigeria in a state of danger
that may affect its existence as a country as at today. This is
because - just like a house- if you get a faulty foundation that
building is not likely to last. This is where we find ourselves.
"As
a vice president, I came to Lagos then to discuss why we should
restructure this country so that we can survive and provide
leadership for West Africa, Africa and the rest of the world. That
lecture earned me a query from my boss then. I can assure you that I
will restructure Nigeria within six months of my administration,"
he said.
Present
at the gathering includes former Senator Femi Okunronmu, Professor
Akitoye, former Minister Adeseye Ogunlewe amongst others.
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