Atiku Weeps for Nigeria as He Receives Presidential Nomination Form…

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday openly wept for the country while receiving expression of interest and nomination forms bought for him by his supporters.

Thereafter, he called on his teeming supporters to go the extra mile and mobilise support for him to ensure he secures the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) ticket to contest the 2019 presidential election.

The expression of interest and nomination forms were handed to the former vice president by Atiku Support Group, a movement galvanising support for his presidential ambition.

Atiku said that yesterday’s event was significant and historic because it was the first time in his political career that young men and women in the country would come together without his knowledge and consent to contribute their hard earned money to buy him expression of interest and nomination forms. According to him, “It is almost three decades of my political career this year. But today has also turned out to be one of the most emotional days in those three decades of my political career. I have tried to present myself as a candidate for the office of the president in a number of elections. The only time I succeeded of being on the ballot was in 2007.”

He further added: “In 2007, I was on the ballot not because I believe I was going to win but because I wanted to prove a constitutional issue so that all Nigerians can avail themselves with the constitutional protection, and I succeeded at the Supreme Court. And that is why today, no Nigerian can be stopped from contesting an election unless he has been convicted by a court of law.”

Atiku noted that addressing the challenges confronting the country was a possible task because the country has a lot of young people who have got the talents, education, and experience to turn the country around.

He further added: “But putting together such talented young Nigerians requires leadership and it is that leadership we have not been fortunate enough to have on a consistent basis so that this country can take its rightful position in Africa and indeed the world.