{"id":102595,"date":"2023-01-18T19:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=102595"},"modified":"2023-01-18T19:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:11:59","slug":"2023-fg-to-devolve-more-powers-to-state-lg-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/2023-fg-to-devolve-more-powers-to-state-lg-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: FG to devolve more powers to state, LG &#8211; Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1755382337517135852\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Vice President and the People&#8217;s Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential candidate, Atiku has said that his government will devolve more powers to state and local governments if elected president.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Atiku who was in Ogun state on his campaign tour also vowed to bring more industries to the state and create jobs to the teaming unemployed youths.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the presidential candidate, &#8220;We have promised to devolve more powers to Ogun state and to the local governments in Ogun. We have promised to ensure the industrialization of Ogun state because Ogun state is endowed with so many mineral resources and in order to create jobs and prosperity, the federal government under the PDP government will make sure that the exploitation of those mineral resources and industrialization of Ogun is made a priority.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We want to appeal to you to come out and vote and make sure that your votes are counted and also protect your vote. The APC government has failed us and therefore, it is our responsibility to make sure that we don\u2019t return them to power.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Also, the national chairman of the party, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu warned of dare consequences for states that have continued to obstruct its campaign train, insisting that PDP will stop at nothing from recovering the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said, &#8220;Anywhere we go and they don\u2019t give us a venue, it shows that APC is afraid. They were afraid of us in Osun state, they refused to give us the stadium, we did our rally on the road and we won. Anywhere we go and it is an APC controlled government, they make sure that we don\u2019t get a venue. They are worried that they are going to lose power. We were in Ekiti, they refused to give us the appropriate venue, they closed all filling stations, there were no buses, that is to tell you that PDP is bouncing back. We are stronger than ever and because of that, no body should worry about whatever obstacle they put in our way.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We will crush them at the polling booth, we will crush them at the ward, we will crush them at the local government and we will crush them nationally. We must recover this country we must rebuild Nigeria because we want a better living condition for our people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We know you are suffering, many of you can\u2019t even eat in your houses, life is unbearable for you, you can\u2019t even find fuel. I want to assure you that when Atiku Abubakar comes back to power, life will return better to those days that the PDP were able to create.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Director General of the Campiagn and the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal also maintained that Atiku is the only candidate that has proffered ways and means through which he is going to restructure Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;There will be more powers to the state, there will be more powers to local government, there will be more resources, there will be more devolution of powers and devolution of resources for the development of our country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;When you elect Atiku Abubakar, you are sure that you have a CEO that will drive your interest and engender good governance in Nigeria. The others, I believe that you cannot trust them. 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