{"id":62700,"date":"2018-06-22T16:19:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T15:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=62700"},"modified":"2018-06-22T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T15:19:15","slug":"atiku-visits-pdp-secretariat-reiterate-commitment-towards-a-better-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/atiku-visits-pdp-secretariat-reiterate-commitment-towards-a-better-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku visits PDP Secretariat, reiterate commitment towards a better Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former vice-president and foremost presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku
\nAbubakar, on Friday paid a courtesy call to the National Secretariat of the
\nPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.<\/p>\n

During his visit which was attended by all members of the party’s National
\nWorking Committee (NWC), Atiku praised the leadership of the party for
\nensuring a free, fair and transparent election at the recently conducted
\nEkiti gubernatorial primaries.<\/p>\n

According to him: “Let me start by commending the NWC for piloting a free,
\nfair and transparent primaries in Ekiti. I believe if we sustain this, PDP
\nwill do exploits with this precedents you have set, PDP will regain its
\nprominence. I wish to congratulate the members of the NWC as managers of
\nthe party and your performance is indicative of how Nigerians see the
\nparty,” he said.<\/p>\n

While speaking on his presidential ambition, Atiku stated that one of the
\nreasons for visiting the party’s headquarters is to formally put the party
\non notice of his intention to present himself as an aspirant for the
\nexalted office of the President of Nigeria under the party.<\/p>\n

Alhaji Atiku further reiterated his commitment to the party and Nigeria as
\na whole whether he gets the ticket or not.<\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of the NWC, the party Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus,
\nstated that the leadership has vowed to return the party to the original
\nvision of our founding father.<\/p>\n

“We have total commitment to run a free fair and transparent party. We will
\nconduct all election primaries with the utmost fear of God. We cannot allow
\nNigeria to collapse,” he said.<\/p>\n

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