The Presidential Candidate of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
Wednesday promised to establish Electoral Fraud
Commission to try anyone found infringing on
electoral laws.
Atiku said the present government lacks political
will to punish offenders.
He and his running mate Peter Obi spoke on The
Candidates programme aired live on the Nigerian
Television Authority (NTA) in Abuja.
According to him, he (Atiku) and Obi have what it
takes to end poverty in the country.
He said he has been able to lift 45,000 persons
out of poverty in his home state of Adamawa.
“A few years ago, I set up a microfinance bank
and I brought in someone from Bangladesh and
you know they are the best in the world in that
area. I told him I wanted to lift people out of
poverty and I want you to dedicate 80 per cent of
your loans to women. You know how many
persons I was able to lift out of poverty? 45,000,â€
he said.
The former Vice President said Nigeria needed a
pro-business and private sector driven leadership
to create jobs for its 21 million unemployed
youths. According to him, one of our major plans is to
create jobs in the agriculture sector which has the
largest capacity for job creation in the country.
On corruption allegations against him, Atiku said
he is the most investigated public officer in the
country who had never been found wanting.
He lamented the dearth of middle class in the
country, blaming President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration for the collapsed of the middle
class.
On Boko Haram, he said the set back by the
military was as a result of lack of equipment and
welfare.
If elected into office, he promised to investigate
military hierarchy indicted in short-changing the
soldiers.
On Shiites/military clashes, Atiku said military has
nothing to do with the Shiites.
According to him, police should have been
allowed to deal with them.
On farmers/herders’ clash, he said both of them
need to be enlightened on the existing laws.
He lamented the collapse of nomadic education,
promises to revive it.
This, according to him, will minimise the
movement of nomads and allow them to
concentrate in a particular area.
Atiku refuted fraud allegation his wife, saying his
wife had never been indicted or accused of such
offence.
“My wife has not been indicted and she has not
been charged, so there is no way you can hold
her accountable, she has been traveling to
America very often,“ he said.
source: thenationonlineng.net/will-create-electoral-fraud-commission-says-atiku/
