Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, says he has never
seen the country in such a “bad shape” as it is now.
Abubakar spoke on Saturday at the national convention of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.
The former presidential candidate also said the All
Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government is “ill-equipped” to lead
the country.
According to him, Nigerians still have a chance to turn
things around with the support of the PDP.
“Today, our country
is going through the most difficult period of its existence. I am 70 years old
plus and I can tell you that I have never seen this country in such a very bad
shape — so disunited, so much unemployment, so much insecurity,” he said.
“The country is beset by economic and social challenges in
all corners along with lingering tensions arising from questions surrounding
the very nature of our corporate existence as a nation.
“Nigeria is at the edge of a precipice because of the
lacklustre performance, complacency and needlessness of successive
administrations culminating in the gross failure of this APC-led government.
“We have a chance now
to save the ship for the right course. We have a chance to atone for the
mistakes of past leadership in our collective past mistakes. We have a chance
to unite the country on a march towards greatness; a chance to seize the
opportunity to steer our country towards its rightful position amongst the
comity of nations. We can save ourselves, we can save the party and we can save
Nigeria together.
“The APC has proven itself to be ill-equipped to lead the
nation. They have shown themselves to be the most corrupt, sectional and
divisive party that was never prepared to lead this country and never even had
an idea of what it takes to lead a diverse, dynamic and multi-religious country
like Nigeria.”
The former vice-president added that the PDP is ready to
rescue Nigeria from the “greater calamities” that may befall the country.
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