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The south-west chapter of the “Atiku My President” campaign group says it will mobilise over two million votes for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 election.

Speaking during a press conference at the Lagos state PDP secretariat, Toyeeb Owolabi, director-general of the group, said the decision to mobilise support for Atiku is based on his “political pedigree and competence”.

Owolabi said Atiku has the grasp of governance and knows what to do to salvage Nigeria.

He said many of the problems Nigerians are grappling with are directly linked to bad government policies.

“As a zone, we are mobilising at least 2 million votes for him because we believe in his competence and capacity to tackle the issues bedevilling our nation,” Owolabi said.

“Look around you, you will see there is no middle class again. This is due to bad government policies and the level of insecurity is high.

“We have lost our esteemed position as Africa’s most preferred investment destination. If we don’t get it right, our nation may just go into extinction.

“Atiku Abubakar has been there before and the testimonies abound about his giant strides in the areas of economic re-engineering. He has what it takes to get the giant of Africa, Nigeria, back to its feet again.”

Sodeinde Daniel, general-secretary of the group, said Atiku understands the political terrain so well that he will fix the nation’s problems in a short while.

He added that accountability and transparency remains Atiku’s priority in governance and his election as president in 2023 will translate to prosperity for Nigerians.

Ireti Adegoroye, the group’s women leader, noted that with Atiku in power, all the demographic segments of the nation will feel a sense of belonging.

Ireti added that Atiku’s first wife is from the south-west, hence voting him will translate to more “goodies” for the zone.