Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote for change within the 2027 normal elections, citing the rising value of residing and chronic insecurity throughout the nation.
Atiku made the attraction in a press release shared on his X account, the place he acknowledged the financial difficulties and safety issues affecting households, pensioners and younger folks.
Addressing Nigerians, the previous vp stated many households had been struggling to afford primary requirements, whereas insecurity had left households fearful in regards to the security of their family members.
“My fellow Nigerians, young and old, I know the pain you are carrying,” he stated.
He described the difficulties going through completely different teams, noting that oldsters fearful about feeding their kids, pensioners had to select between shopping for meals and drugs, whereas younger employees struggled to meet the rising prices of transportation, hire and different primary wants.
Atiku additionally expressed concern in regards to the concern of kidnapping and assaults in communities throughout the nation.
“And across the country, families live with the fear of kidnapping, attacks and whether their loved ones will return home safely,” he stated.
He warned towards permitting the mixture of financial hardship and insecurity to turn out to be the fact inherited by future generations.
“No family should have to face hunger and insecurity at the same time. We cannot allow this hardship and fear to become the future our children inherit,” Atiku acknowledged.
The former vp urged eligible Nigerians who had registered to vote to collect their PVCs and hold them secure forward of the 2027 elections.
“If you are a registered voter, please go and collect your PVC. Hold on to it. It is your voice, your choice and your peaceful power to demand change,” he stated.
Atiku additionally criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the price of residing and pledged to pursue measures geared toward making life extra reasonably priced and bettering nationwide safety.
“Bola made life expensive. I will work to make life affordable again and restore the security every Nigerian deserves,” he stated.
He known as on Nigerians throughout completely different generations to unite behind his attraction for change, saying the nation ought to present circumstances that permit households to stay safely and with dignity.
“Let us stand together, across generations, and vote for a Nigeria where every family can live with dignity, safety and hope,” Atiku added.
His assertion locations the price of residing and insecurity on the centre of his attraction to voters forward of the 2027 normal elections.
