Abubakar Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, expressed certainty that the opposition party would win Lagos State in the general elections in 2023.
During a meeting with party members, leaders, and candidates for various posts in the next elections, Atiku made this claim on Tuesday in Lagos.
Prior to the general elections in 2023, Lagos State PDP members turned out in record numbers, according to the former vice president.
“Now, in all my political career, we are the people who established PDP, I have never seen Lagos state mobilized like this.
“This makes me believe that this electoral time, PDP is going to win Lagos. I believe you are going to win Lagos state this time around,” Atiku said.
Abubakar called on the party stakeholders to work harder to achieve the feat.
“Therefore, we are ready to support you to any level to make sure that you win Lagos state. You know, when I say I am going to do something, bring the sky down, I will make sure I do it.
“Therefore, I want you to work harder, we will cooperate with you, we will support you and protect you to make sure that this time around, you win Lagos state,” he added.
He pledged to support Dr. Olajide Adediran (Jandor), the PDP’s candidate for governor in Lagos State, in his fight against incumbent Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, the party in power.
Adediran, who also spoke at the gathering, claimed that with Abubakar, the people of the state had never felt more optimistic.
According to him, the party members in the state had a private conversation and resolved to exclusively pay attention to Abubakar as “the Project 2023.”
He said, “I have come to see for myself that PDP is on the ground in Lagos state, and I have seen things for myself.
“That makes me believe that this time around ‘Jandor’ (PDP governorship candidate) is going to be the next governor of Lagos state. You will see what we are going to do when the campaigns start.”
“We have spoken to ourselves and we have decided to say, regardless of whatever is happening anywhere, what is paramount to us is to deliver Nigeria and Lagos state for the PDP.
“We appreciate you, we believe in you, we cherish you. What we want is a president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023 and that is what we have in you. Our concern is the 2023 election.
“I want to appreciate you personally for believing this time that we are going to deliver Lagos state for the PDP.”
Babangida Aliyu, a former governor of Niger, Sen. Dino Maleye, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, party veterans, and a few other party members of the National Assembly accompanied Atiku.