Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar promises to reserve 40 percent of appointments for youths in Nigeria if voted in as president
A group, Intellectual Think-Tank for Atiku (ITTA), has been established in favour of the former vice president
Titi Abubakar says Atiku deserves to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party
Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to ensure 40 percent of appointments in his cabinet are reserved for youths in the country if he eventually wins the 2019 presidential election which he plans to contest.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku made the pledge at the inauguration of the national and state executives of a group loyal to him, Intellectual Think-Tank for Atiku (ITTA), in Abuja.
The report said the former vice president was represented at the inauguration by the chairman of All Atiku Support Group (AASUG), Oladimeji Fabiyi.
“Having identified the critical role of youths in the emergence of any leader, I pledge to give youths 40 per cent of appointments in my cabinet if elected as the president of Nigeria in 2019.
“As a youth friendly leader who thinks and understands the feelings of youth, I urge them to give me the chance to make their dreams possible,” Atiku said.
Also speaking in his own capacity, Fabiyi said that Atiku had consistently showed care and concern about the plight and issues that had to do with youths adding that the former vice president was one of the major jobs creators in the country and that the youths were the major beneficiaries.
Speaking at the event, Titi Abubakar, who was represented by Senator Grace Bent, said that Atiku deserved to fly the People Democratic Party (PDP)’s ticket in the 2019 presidential election.
Titi said Atiku was the right man with the political stamina to wrestle and return power back to PDP and Nigerians.
The national coordinator of ITTA, Theophilus Ohuoba, said that group would get down to work without delay.
Ohuoba noted that the zonal and state coordinators of the group would go back to their various bases and inaugurate their executives as he added that they would move to the grassroots to mobilise delegates and subsequently voters to support Atiku’s candidacy.
Atiku made the statement when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the death of the Danmasanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule.
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