{"id":162615,"date":"2025-05-15T22:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ex-atiku-campaign-coordinator-in-north-central-dumps-pdp-declares-support-for-tinubu"},"modified":"2025-05-15T23:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:54:30","slug":"ex-atiku-campaign-coordinator-in-north-central-dumps-pdp-declares-support-for-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ex-atiku-campaign-coordinator-in-north-central-dumps-pdp-declares-support-for-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Atiku campaign coordinator in North Central dumps PDP, declares support for Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former North Central Coordinator of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Anngu Orngu, has officially parted ways with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>Orngu has declared his support for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, praising the president\u2019s reform agenda as \u201cbold and transformational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with our reporter on Thursday, the former coordinator stated that Tinubu\u2019s economic and institutional reforms are setting Nigeria on a path to long-term prosperity that will benefit generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Tinubu is not paying lip service to the reformation of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is doing the hard and painful work of fixing a broken system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the removal of fuel subsidy as one of the boldest steps taken by the Tinubu administration, describing it as a necessary move to dismantle a system that kept the country in poverty while enriching a privileged few.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubsidy removal was not a popular decision, but it was the right one. It takes courage to confront decades-old structures of waste and abuse,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Orngu, also former Senior Special Assistant to the Benue State Governor on Student Affairs, noted that no governor in the country is currently borrowing to pay salaries, a sign, he argued, that Nigeria\u2019s public finance is stabilizing under Tinubu\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, he advised the PDP chieftain to \u201crest and stop acting like a juvenile political activist,\u201d urging him instead to support President Tinubu\u2019s efforts to fix the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a time for national rebuilding, not petty politics. Those who truly care about Nigeria should rally behind Tinubu\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call on all Nigerian youths to stand solidly behind President Tinubu to succeed. Let us give him the overwhelming mandate he deserves in 2027 to continue the great work he has started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future belongs to us, and we must support the leader who is laying the groundwork for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former North Central Coordinator of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Anngu Orngu, has officially parted ways with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 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