Doctor Farah Dagogo, member House of Representatives has hailed the Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for his plans to implement the policies of resource control and restructuring of Nigeria in line with the tenets of true federalism, if elected Nigeria’s next president in the 2023 election.
Atiku at a meeting with the Nigeria Guild of Editors, NGE, in Lagos, assured Nigerians, that he had put the nagging issues of restructuring and resource control in the front burner of his administration and would implement same if elected.
The former Vice President explained that a draft amendment bill for the restructuring of Nigeria, prepared by experienced lawyers, he (Atiku) in collaboration with major and critical stakeholders from the different geo political zones was ready and would be introduced to the National Assembly on the first day of sitting of the 10th Assembly, next year, as an Executive Bill.
Speaking on the sidelines of the NGE, Dagogo that the drive of the Presidential Candidate of the party has further justified the support and confidence the people of the South-South and other geo political zones of the country reposed in the leadership qualities of the former Vice President and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Dagogo described Atiku ‘as reliable and a man of integrity, who over the years matched words with action’ , promising that ‘his restructuring and resource control drive which encapsulate his ( Atiku’s) five point development agenda allign with his character and deeds.’ Atiku is the only Presidential candidate that came prepared and his victory in the South South and other parts of Nigeria is not in doubt.
The former governorship aspirant noted that the choice of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as Atiku’s running mate, was a masterstroke as, according to him ‘ Okowa is not only of the Igbo and Niger Delta extraction, he is also one of the best brains from the Southern Part of the country’.
“Part of the problems that had bedeviled our country in recent times is the need to address the restructuring menace and that of resource control, which is paramount to the people of the Niger Delta and other regions in the country with natural resources. For the first time, we have a candidate aspiring to the highest office in the country who is willing to tackle those issues heads on.
“To demonstrate his commitment and readiness, he assembled legal experts, in collaboration with major and critical stakeholders from the various geo-political zones to draft the restructuring amendment bill. That bill is ready and waiting to be presented to the incoming National Assembly, the 10th Assembly.
“This proactive move alone has diffused the concerns of the larger percentage of the people of the South-South in particular, and other geo political zones in the country with natural resources. The people want a leader who they can trust, who does not have integrity deficit, who understands the pains and problems facing them and who possess the wand and political will to tackle it. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has demonstrated that and more.
“On the basis of policies that will benefit the people, Atiku will get majority of the votes in the South-South, as well as other zones in the country. As for Rivers State, he will get a resounding landslide, “the Federal Lawmaker added.
