Goodluck Jonathan called on Sokoto people to vote for Atiku Abubakar in the presidential election
The former president advised the people to make decisions that will benefit their children He described the former vice president as the best candidate for 2019
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on Sokoto people and the rest of the northwest to vote for Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election saying he is the only one that can make them eat three times daily.
The Cable reports that the former president made this call at the flag-off of the 2019 presidential election campaign by the PDP on Monday, December 3.
Jonathan said the people should vote for Atiku “so that all of us will have food to eat”. He said: “We have seen four presidents, from Obasanjo to our late brother, Yar’Adua, to myself, and to the current president.
You have seen how the various presidents and the various parties have worked, and one thing that is very clear is that PDP is still the number one party.
“There is something that all of us need as human beings, everybody eats, everybody, every day must eat, and if you cannot eat well, then you are not happy.
“PDP is the only party that can make sure all of us eat very well, in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening”.
“Let us not make any mistakes, those of us that are adults, old enough to vote, if we vote wrongly, our children and grandchildren will not forgive us.
“Today, our country has a lot of challenges; look at all the presidential candidates, all of them are good people, but among all, we have seen that it is only Atiku that can deliver.
“If you have a soccer match, you go with your best 11, you don’t manage, if you have a wrestling or a boxing tournament, you go with your best, you don’t manage.
“Atiku is experienced enough; he has demonstrated clearly from his personal life and his business life that he has that capacity to bring this country to one, and make our economy grow, so that all of us will have food to eat.” reports is that Jonathan and other top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), joined thousands of supporters on Monday, December 3, in Sokoto for the launch of the northwest zonal campaign of the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar was earlier scheduled to arrive Sokoto for the rally at noon, but arrived the city at 2pm and proceeded to the Kangiwa square along with other stalwarts of the party.
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