{"id":3997,"date":"2019-02-06T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=3997"},"modified":"2019-02-06T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T16:02:16","slug":"pdp-presidential-candidate-will-unite-nigeria-if-elected-ex-apc-spokesman-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/pdp-presidential-candidate-will-unite-nigeria-if-elected-ex-apc-spokesman-frank","title":{"rendered":"PDP presidential candidate will unite Nigeria if elected \u2013 Ex-APC spokesman, Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will unite Nigerians if elected in the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-4\" data-google-query-id=\"CNKanpS7p-ACFQGxewodUd8PoA\">\n<p>Frank said this while responding to the endorsement of Abubakar by the socio-cultural leaders across the six geo-political zones.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that it was the first time in the history of Nigeria that both the Northern Elders\u2019 Forum, NEF, Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, PANDEF and Middle Belt Forum will agree on a choice of presidential candidate during a general election.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Frank-Timi-e1477633472537-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Frank-Timi-e1477633472537-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Frank-Timi-e1477633472537.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5\" data-google-query-id=\"CNOanpS7p-ACFQGxewodUd8PoA\">\n<p>In a statement Frank signed on Wednesday and forwarded to DAILY POST, he said the \u201cnation was in dire need of a presidency that will unite it and give a sense of belonging to all and sundry and not just a part President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen to favour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Nigeria\u2019s major socio-cultural groups and other notable leaders endorsed Abubakar against the incumbent President, Muhammafu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>While describing the step taken by the leaders as historic, Frank said it is now clear that Alhaji Atiku\u2019s presidential candidacy is a Nigeria project, adding that even before the election, it is clear the candidate of PDP will emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cAtiku has won this election. It is clear today that all the ethnic group in the country have resolved to vote for the candidate of the PDP based on his antecedent of uniting the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur leaders and elders have taken a right position. They know what the younger ones don\u2019t know about the Buhari\u2019s presidency because another four years of APC administration (God forbid) will lead to more economic hardship, more killings and more pronounced divisions at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I join our elders to call on all Nigerians to key into the wisdom of our ethnic leaders by massively voting for Atiku Abubakar as the next president of Nigeria for economic growth, job creation and the unity of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-20\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will unite Nigerians if elected in the upcoming presidential election. 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