By Peter Adedoyin
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday told members of the party that they must win their polling booths if they want to get appointments and contracts in his administration, if he emerges as the President of the country.
Atiku said, any member of the party who is interested in joining his cabinet or getting a contract in his administration must win his or her polling booth at the February 25 election.
Atiku stated this during a town hall meeting held with stakeholders and members of the party in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
In Atiku's entourage were; the National Chairman of party, Iyocha Ayu, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, former governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke.
Others were; Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwa, Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel, former governor of Cross River state, Lyel Imoke, former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, governorship candidate of Ogun state, Ladi Adebutu and the governorship candidate of Lagos state, Jide Adeniran (Jandol).
The former Vice President said, if members of the party want PDP to return to power on May 29, they must all go back to their constituencies and work for the party to win the election.
Atiku said, "The fact that you (party members) are following the gubernatorial candidate or the Senatorial candidate or the House of Representatives candidate or the Presidential candidate to campaigns is no qualification that you will get an appointment, it is not qualification that you will get a contract whether at the local government level, state or the federal level.
"The only way, as far as I'm concerned, if I'm President, if you come and say you want a job or you want a contract, I will ask you let me have the result of your polling booth and that is what I'm going to direct to everybody because unless we do that, we will not win the elections.
"You are all members of the PDP and supporters of the PDP, you want PDP to return to power, please I beg of you, make sure you win your polling booths.
"You cannot be following the governor all the places or the senator all the places and then you don't win your polling booth and you come and say you want to be a Minister or you want to get this contract.
"So please, as members of our party let us make sure that we go back to our constituencies and make sure that we deliver our polling units".
Atiku noted that he would be able to execute his plans to retool the country for greatness, if he wins at the poll, maintained thay party members must mobilize the people and ensure PDP wins in their polling booths.
He warned that members must not be complacent by just following the party candidates around, but, strive to deliver the party at the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.
Atiku informed the gathering that if elected, his administration would expand the scope of the economy so as to improve the living standard of the people and create more employment.
He recalled that the PDP-led government grew Nigeria’s economy between 1999 and 2015 as the largest in Africa, saying that his administration would not only revive the ailing economy, but grow it sustainably.
The PDP presidential candidate added that his administration, in conjunction with international partners, would fund and expand primary health centres, to ensure quality healthcare is made available to the people at the grassroots.
On education, Atiku said more money would be budgeted for education and works towards ending the incessant strikes in the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions.
“We will budget more money for education and make sure that ASUU strikes and others cease. The education sector is too important to be neglected. I will not allow our standard of education to fall”, Atiku submitted.
While addressing thousands of PDP supporters at the mega rally held at Ake Palace ground in Abeokuta, Atiku called on residents of the state to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said, "the APC government has failed us and therefore it is our responsibility to make sure that they do not return to power", Atiku said.
The National Chairman of the party at the rally presented the flag of the party to Adebutu as the governorship candidate of the party.
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