The Katsina Youth Voice has charged Nigerians of all walks of life to support the party ‘s Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 general elections. The group which stated this in Katsina at the weekend said the former Vice President has sufficient experience to turn around the fortune of the nation bringing about a robust economy if elected.

Speaking to newsmen, Farida said PDP has in its fold candidates for various offices who are capable of bringing transformation across the nation if voted into power.

“We remember how the Obasanjo/Atiku administration engineered economic development, such as the GSM revolution, payment of debts etc.
Farida Kabir Murnai mobilizing women from all the wards in Zaria “We also remember that era witnessed unity as the Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo and minority tribes were fully integrated. “We urge Nigerians to eschew politics of bitterness as the campaign is set to commence. We declare to Nigerian’s that Atiku Abubakar represents peace,” she said.

The group called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration to work towards free, fair and credible elections, noting that when the PDP lost power in 2015, it conceded defeat contrary to the expectations in some quarters.

“PDP was magnanimous in defeat and is poised to continue the economic, social and political transformation truncated in the last three years,” she added. Speaking further, Farida noted that the Katsina Youth Voice have been mobilizing door to door in Katsina, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kano and Sokoto states in readiness for campaign.

She said, the organization is embarking on a one million man March for Atiku in Katsina in the coming weeks. This she said will be done in collaboration with other support groups in Sokoto, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina and Kuduna States. “Preparations are already in top gear for the event which will feature women groups, youth groups and political stakeholders in the states,” she said.