Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has requested voters to reject the All Progressive Congress (APC) within the Edo governorship election billed for September 21.
In a post on his X Page on Wednesday, Abubakar stated voting for the APC would quantity to an endorsement “of distress, starvation, and despair”.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) within the 2023 election stated the “APC has plunged Nigeria into an abyss of struggling and has sown seeds of poverty, despair, and insecurity”.
He implored voters to ask themselves if the APC has made life higher or deepened their struggles — earlier than casting their ballots.
Abubakar stated Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the PDP in Edo, “provides a path to redemption from APC’s failures”, including that “APC has forsaken the beliefs of governance, ignoring the cries of the widespread man”.
“As the great residents of Edo State put together to make their voices heard this Saturday, the twenty first of September, 2024, allow us to mirror on the immense energy inside our grasp,” he stated.
“The ability to interrupt free from the chains of dangerous governance, the facility to chart a brand new course for our beloved state. That energy lies in your vote, a treasured instrument for change.
“The APC has donned the masks of a pal to the plenty, however behind this veil lies a sinister actuality. They’ve lured gullible voters with candy guarantees, solely to disclose their true nature — a celebration pushed by a starvation for energy somewhat than the well-being of the folks.
“They’ve forsaken the beliefs of governance, ignoring the cries of the widespread man whereas pursuing their very own egocentric ambitions. Below their watch, Nigeria has been plunged into an abyss of struggling.
“They’ve sown seeds of poverty, despair, and insecurity. The as soon as vibrant spirit of our nation has been dimmed by a relentless battle for survival, the place even the only of wants, like meals, have turn into out of attain for tens of millions.
“On this grim actuality, our individuals are not dying of illness however of starvation. We stand on the lowest level in our nation’s governance. The APC has not served the folks; they’ve served themselves.
“And when the folks, rightfully aggrieved, have raised their voices in protest, they’ve been silenced, dragged to courts below prices of treason. In the meantime, the APC’s leaders take pleasure in luxurious, detached to the hardship that grips the nation.”
Abubakar stated Ighodalo is able to serve with competence if elected.
“However there may be hope. On this darkish panorama, Dr. Asue Ighodalo shines as a beacon of integrity and imaginative and prescient. The place the APC has faltered, Ighodalo stands agency, able to serve with competence and a real dedication to the folks’s welfare,” he added.
