The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has declared his readiness to lead a coalition of opposition parties against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Atiku who made this known in a statement signed by his media office in Abuja while congratulating governors of the PDP whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday, insisted that only a united opposition force can salvage Nigeria.
“We have all seen how the APC is increasingly turning Nigeria into a dictatorship of one party. If we don’t come together to challenge what the ruling party is trying to create, our democracy will suffer for it, and the consequences of it will affect the generations yet unborn.”
”I am as prepared as ever, to lead the charge, alongside all our leaders and Governors, for the good of our country”, the statement said.
He described the decision of the court as good news for the people of Bauchi, Plateau, Cross River, and Zamfara states and, indeed, a win for constitutional democracy.
Atiku further urged the respective PDP governors, Bauchi, Zamfara, Plateau, and Kano to see their victories at the Supreme Court as an opportunity to consolidate and expand the scope of good governance.
“The PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election also congratulated the Governor of Kano State, Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, reaffirming his position that only a united opposition force can strengthen democracy in Nigeria.
“Where justice is seen to have been substantially rendered, we, as patriots and citizens, will always applaud.
“There is a guaranteed continuation of the standards of good governance which the PDP has brought to the respective states.”
Atiku noted that with the electioneering phase now concluded, he is certain that the PDP will now be able to focus on its role as the major opposition party in the country.
The apex court on Friday upheld the elections of opposition parties governors, Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), and Abba Yusuff (Kano).
