Atiku Storms Kaduna with the ‘Biggest’ Promises, Ahead Of Feb. 23 as El-Rufai Hides In Deep Shame
The Presidential Candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, stormed Kaduna State, on Wednesday.
Atiku reiterated his plan to privatize the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, if elected as President, on February 23.
The former Vice President, spoke at a Town Hall meeting, with Ward, Local Government, and State party Leaders, in the State, at the Kaduna Trade Fair Complex.
He said that the NNPC had failed to serve the purpose for which it was established, in 1977.
According to him, selling-off the Corporation and all the three refineries, is the best option for the country, likening it to the sale of the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited, NITEL.
He revealed that Nigeria is among the biggest producers of crude, but lamented that the country still imports refined products for local consumption at exorbitant prices, to the detriment of the common man.
He noted that if elected as President, he would deregulate the NNPC and sell it to Nigerians.
Atiku urged the people of Kaduna State, to massively vote for the PDP, promising to allocate 40 percent appointments to the youths, to address the rising unemployment and restiveness.
He further revealed that his government if elected, would make education a priority, by providing scholarships to all deserving youths and women, in the country.
He also promised to allocate 30 percent of appointments to women, adding that, he would provide adequate funds through the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, to empower women and the youths.
He maintained that his Leadership would address what he described as alarming insecurity, with killings of innocent Nigerians across all the geopolitical regions.
Atiku appealed to the electorate to vote the PDP into political Offices in the State, for the betterment of the people.
He said that he would allocate more resources to the States and Local Government Areas, for faster development across the country.
