{"id":6005,"date":"2019-03-07T17:41:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T17:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=6005"},"modified":"2019-03-07T17:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T17:41:34","slug":"state-elections-atiku-sends-message-to-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/state-elections-atiku-sends-message-to-nigerians","title":{"rendered":"State elections: Atiku sends message to Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told Nigerians what to do during the Saturday\u2019s governorship and House of Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-4\" data-google-query-id=\"CMm047rI8OACFZRlFQgdhdwOPw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/14001636\/DP_InsidePost_Adsense_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Abubakar urged Nigerians to come out massively and perform their civic responsibility during the Saturday\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a video message to Nigerians which he posted on his Twitter handle, the former Vice President called on Nigerians to come out and vote for the PDP candidates during the elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5\" data-google-query-id=\"CMq047rI8OACFZRlFQgdhdwOPw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/14001636\/DP_InsidePost_Adsense_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the Waziri of Adamawa: \u201cI express my profound gratitude for the massive votes you gave my party \u2013 the PDP, during the Presidential and National elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we move to the governorship and state elections on March 9, I urge you to come out in larger numbers to peacefully vote for PDP, from top to bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-author-info-wrap left relative\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told Nigerians what to do during the Saturday\u2019s governorship and House of Assembly elections. 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