We’ll deliver 10 million votes to Atiku – Group

Robert Awokuse

The Atiku/Obi Presidential Movement, a group for the actualization of the election of former vice president Atiku Abubakar in next year’s poll, has promised to deliver 10 million votes for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate.

Director General of the movement, Ambassador Niyi Omoyele, disclosed this on Friday, November 16, when he led National and State Executives on a courtesy visit to the wife of the presidential candidate of the PDP.

The group, which also vowed to resist all forms of rigging in the presidential election, said the movement had structures at the grassroots and across the 774 local government of Nigeria.

Omoyele said the movement has been in existence since the return of democracy in 1999 and had campaigned for Obasanjo-Atiku, Yar’Adua-Goodluck, Goodluck-Sambo and was now going to campaign for Atiku-Obi.

He said any attempt to rig the 2019 election would be resisted by members of the group as the electoral law now provides for the instant announcement and transmission of the result from the polling unit and wards level in the presence of all stakeholders.

He said: “Members of the Atiku/Obi Presidential movement are optimistic that 2019 election is the divine time for Atiku’s Presidency because of the overwhelming acceptance of his candidacy across the country.

“Nigerians are desirous of change, the type of change that only Atiku Abubakar can provide.”

Omoyele reiterated that the group is targeting to mobilise at least 10 million voters in synergy with other like minds toward the successful outing of Atiku/Obi at the poll.

A member of the national executive of the group, Prince Joshua Idowu, described Abubakar as a good product that was easy to sell to the electorate.

The National Woman Leader of the group, Amaka Ofor, said women across the 774 local government area in Nigeria have concluded arrangements to stage a one million solidarity walk for Abubakar in Abuja.

Responding to the group, Hajia Titi Abubakar thanked them for the visit and appreciated their continued support and solidarity to her husband.

She assured them that Atiku Abubakar is a man of integrity and would keep his promises to Nigerians and never forget them when he emerges as president.

Other members of the group who also featured at the visit included Gomez Okpala, Director for National Mobilisation, and Jumai Gowon, Director for Special Duties.