– He promised not to steal the country’s money
– He denied allegation that he was corrupt
– He promised not to steal the money
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has spoken about his ambition
to be president of Nigeria saying Nigerians can trust
him not to steal their money as he already has a
successful business.
In an interview with Dele Momodu, Atiku said his
reasons for moving from political party to another is
because parties have not matured enough in Nigeria.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has spoken about his ambition
to be president of Nigeria saying Nigerians can trust
him not to steal their money as he already has a
successful business.
In an interview with Dele Momodu, Atiku said his
reasons for moving from political party to another is
because parties have not matured enough in Nigeria.
He said: “There is nothing wrong with it. Ours is a
fledgling democracy of barely two decades since the end
of the last military regime. What it means is that the
political parties are yet to mature and are going
through constant transformations and changes. That is
why even President Buhari has been able to move from
party to party, including ANPP, CPC and now APC. And
for those who readt about world history and political
books like I do, they will know that Abraham Lincoln,
Sir Winston Churchill and others went through so much
before achieving their dreams…”
“I’m not different. I know what I want for my country.
I’ve served Nigeria in different capacities and I am one
of the most experienced leaders around today. There is
no part of Nigeria I’m not familiar with. I have friends
everywhere. They know me and I know them. The benefit
of being around for so long is that they have come to
know me for certain principles and know that I have a
rich knowledge of Nigeria and what it would take to
move us to the height of greatness. They can also trust
me that I’m not coming to government to steal their
money.
“God has blessed me with business acumen. How can
you run a nation if you cannot run your own business? I
run my businesses to international standards. Let any of
those who want to compete with me show what they
have managed successfully. I’ve lifted over 45,000
families out of joblessness and poverty through my
microfinance company in my State Adamawa and we’ve
have empowered mostly women. The good news is these
women have been very honest. Returns on our loans
have been about 98 percent. They have not disappeared
with the loans given then. We plan to replicate this
nationwide…”
Meanwhile, Atiku said he decided not to wait and
participate in the APC primary election because the
party had become a one-man business.
He said since President Buhari came into power, he
failed to take charge of the growth of the party.
The former vice president expressed optimism of
defeating President Buhari in 2019 saying he has lost a
lot of goodwill.