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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians are happy with the policy document unveiled by Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, on Monday.

The party, in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its national publicity secretary, said the document represented the quest of Nigerians for a new leadership.

The PDP said the document “embodies the collective mindset, yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians”.

The opposition party said Abubakar’s policy document offered solutions and practical direction for delivery in all sectors, unlike Buhari’s Next Level document which it claims “failed to articulate any solutions”.

According to the statement, Nigerians are happy with the document as it “sought to implement pro-poor policies that granted all citizens unhindered opportunity to participate in economic activities to achieve self-reliance and become active contributors to national development”.

“The Atiku Abubakar policy document is a product of very wide, painstaking and productive consultations with Nigerians from all walks of life, critical stakeholders and development partners in key sectors, in the overall determination to chart a new course for our nation,” the statement read.

“Whereas Buhari failed to articulate any solutions or operable policy direction in his procured and pedestrian ‘Next Level’ document, the Atiku’s policy document offers solutions & practical direction for delivery in all sectors of our national life.

“The policy document foretells a new dawn as it articulates practical solutions and answers to the myriad of economic, social and political challenges facing our nation and sets out all-inclusive templates for national rejuvenation, cohesion, protection of human rights and democratic tenets, wealth creation, transparency and elimination of corruption in governance.

“In line with PDP’s people-based manifesto, the Atiku Abubakar policy document places utmost priority on the people by focusing chiefly on their yearnings for job creation, infrastructural development, poverty eradication, human capital development, inclusiveness and national unity.

“The PDP, therefore, urges Nigerians to continue to take ownership of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential campaign, which embodies their collective aspiration as a people to make our dear nation work again.”