Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured Nigerians that his running mate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will bring positive changes to the country’s economy.
During the party’s campaigning in the State’s Ughelli South and Ethiope West Local Government Areas, Okowa delivered the assurance at Otu-Jeremi and said that the PDP knew how to resuscitate the economy, as it had done in 1999 when it returned to power following a protracted period of military rule.
Therefore, he asked the populace to cast a large number of ballots to surpass the one million vote threshold and secure the party’s win, adding that the more votes cast, the louder his voice would be in Abuja.
He said: “We did it when we came in 1999 and took the country to greater heights until APC came with their negative change that brought hunger, poverty, insecurity and unemployment.
“We were doing well as a nation until APC came with their bad change but I am very much convinced that we will win because other parties are struggling.
“All the problems brought into the country by the APC-led Federal Government would be addressed by the PDP presidency when elected.
“The APC has destroyed the very fabrics of our national development, with insecurity and hunger everywhere in the country. The Atiku-Okowa presidency will ensure that the current challenges facing the nation will become things of the past.
“Atiku will revive the economy of Nigeria because PDP as a formidable political party, knows how to revive the economy.
“When the PDP government came on board in 1999 after long years of military rule, we restored the lost glory of the country by resuscitating the economy to an enviable status.
“Regrettably, when the APC-led Federal Government came on board, they destroyed the economy which the PDP had carefully and passionately built.
“By the grace of God, this time around that l am working with Atiku Abubakar and with the collective support of all of you, we will make Nigeria great again by repositioning the country for sustainable growth and development,” he concluded.
