Chief Tina Ujunwa Amalu Nweke has congratulated the former Vice president of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on clinching the party flag, saying the PDP candidate can ‘rescue’ Nigeria.
Chief Tina Ujunwa who disclosed this to Kpakpando correspondent Udoka Nwokoye at his Mansion at Adajiugo Avenue in Umuawulu also urged other Nigerians across the party lines to support Atiku in his efforts to unite Nigeria.
Chief Tina, in her message of congratulations on Sunday, said the former Nigeria’s vice president “has the capacity to rescue the country from the pangs of insecurity, economic gloom and disunity.”
Mr Abubakar, aged 75, on Saturday last two weeks polled 371 votes to emerge winner of the party’s presidential primary, defeating his closest rival, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who polled 237 votes.
“We ran this race like brothers and had agreed from the onset that the challenge before our country, which our party must solve, is the challenge to rescue and to restore our country. We also agreed that the victory of the winner at the Presidential Primaries will be a victory for all.
The governor, who contested the primary against Mr Abubakar, called on Nigerians to support the PDP candidate.
“Today, Mr Abubakar, a former Nigerian Vice President on the platform of our dear party, has won and I trust he has the capacity to rescue our country from the pangs of insecurity, economic gloom and disunity.
She described Waziri Adamawa as an astute entrepreneur from Adamawa State, who served as Vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 under President Obasanjo who contributed immensely to the success of that administration.
