The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to party members to support him and the party to win the 2023 elections.
Atiku made the appeal while receiving his Certificate of Return from the PDP National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, at a ceremony that was held at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja, yesterday.
He enjoined members of the party irrespective of aspirants they supported during the primary to close ranks and work towards the success of the party during the 2023 general elections.
Atiku explained that the presidential primary was a contest among members of one family, but that the 2023 elections was different.
He said, “It will require the entire PDP family and other supporters and sympathisers. We must pull everyone together. Nobody should be excluded, I beg of you”.
The candidate expressed gratitude to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and the Senator David Mark-led Convention Planning Committee for Organising a hitch-free convention.
“I am honored and humbled to receive this certificate of Return haven emerged as our party’s candidate in our just concluded special convention.
“This victory is a victory for all of us, for our party, and for the vast majority of Nigerians suffering under the misrule of the APC. It was a collective effort, and I’m very grateful for everybody’s contributions.
He thanked the organising committee for the convention under the leadership of Senator Mark “for putting together a rancor-free and successful convention”.
In his remarks, the National Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Ayu said, “Today we are going to start the journey of 1000 miles. This event is not a celebration of victory”.
“We have only started a journey. We shall end this journey sometime next year. By the first of June next year, we should take over power from colourless and clueless government that has totally destroyed this country”.
