Former Niger-Delta militants endorse Atiku Abubakar for Nigerian Presidency 2023.
Former Niger-Delta militants from the Niger Delta region have endorsed PDP presidential candidate- Atiku Abubakar as their preferred Presidential Candidate for the 2023 elections.
The endorsement came after a brainstorming session yesterday which included a strategic meeting held by members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Delta na (MADND) and Former Warlords of the defunct movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).
Their endorsement was contained in an announcement signed by Gen. Josiah Oyakonghan a.k.a Commander Oyimi, Chairman (MADND), Sokere Ekpos, Secretary General (MADND) and Freeborn Ochuko alias Pressure, PRO (MADND) in Warri, Delta State.
As contained in the signed documents is the review of the political situation in the nation generally and focused on the issues that predicted agitations such as:
•Resource control
•Restructuring of the polity
•Political inclusion
•Economic development
•As well as environmental challenges.
Also, in the course of the meeting, they regretted that there is no tenable progress done in addressing their agitations.
This led them to unanimously agreed to work for a President who has shown commitment to these issues via his manifesto.
Niger Delta criteria for endorsing presidency
For the Former Niger Delta militants, Atiku Abubakar had shown more readiness to the plights and challenges of Nigeria, particularly the Niger Delta region.
A region that they believe has been neglected morally and remains economically poor, despite, contributing huge resources to Nigeria’s economy.
In addition, one of their criteria for endorsing Atiku is that he picked a running mate from Delta State in the person of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta State.
Furthermore, Atiku has been advocating for restructuring and devolution of power far back in 2004.
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