Atiku congratulates PDP on 25th anniversary, assures party will bounce back to power
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said is optimistic that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would bounce back to power, congratulating the party on its 25th anniversary.
A statement by his media office on Friday, Atiku stressed that the party will bounce back and provide a “responsive” government for Nigerians.
The former vice-president, who contested the February 2023 presidential election, said the party has had a positive impact on the nation’s socio-economic and political development.
He described the PDP as a “progenitor” of Nigeria’s democracy, saying the party will ensure that democracy not only survives but continues to thrive.
The former vice-president said he takes pride in being one of the founding members of the PDP and participating in the process of nurturing the party from infancy.
“In the 16 years that the PDP was at the helm of affairs in our country, the party offered quality leadership through various administrations and the achievements recorded in those 16 years have remained the benchmark for positive growth in our economy and other critical areas of our national life,” Abubakar said.
Abubakar said the PDP took a “leading role in the deconstruction” of military rule in Nigeria, promising that the party would rise to tackle the economic hardship and other structural deficiencies affecting Nigerians.
The PDP was founded in 1998. The party won the presidential election four times and was defeated in 2015 by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party is facing several challenges, including internal divisions and declining popularity.
Abubakar and the PDP are currently contesting the outcome of the 2023 presidential election at the tribunal.
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