By CHARLES LWUOHA

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the South-East, Omega Odunze, has declared that the party’s candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will win the 2027 presidential election with a wide margin.

Odunze, Special Assistant to Atiku Abubakar on Community Mobilization in the South-East, who is equally the head of the Atiku Community Mobilization, ACM, made the declaration during an interaction with newsmen in Enugu.

Odunze said Atiku has an edge over other President Bola Tinubu and other presidential contenders because of his track record, and also being the only strong contestant from Northern Nigeria, which has bulk votes

Expressing confidence in Atiku’s chances, Odunze pointed to his administrative capacity and competence, which, according to him, stands the ADC presidential candidate out among the other presidential candidates.

“Having served as the number two citizen of the country for eight unbroken years, there is no doubt that Atiku had garnered enormous leadership experience to take the country to a greater height.

“We are convinced that he will win the election because all the odds favour him. His track records in public office are there for everyone to see. When he was the Vice President and Chairman of the National Economic Council (NEC) under President Olusegun Obasanjo, the economy of Nigeria boomed.

“Atiku was the one that opened up the communication sector in Nigeria for foreign investment. Because of the confidence of the international community in the economic team led by Atiku, the Paris Club lenders granted Nigeria debt pardon, freeing resources that ought to have gone into debt servicing for development,” Odunze said.

He further disclosed that Atiku’s mobilization team had embarked on voter registration sensitization in the South-East states to combat voter-apathy and ensure that residents troop out in large numbers to vote the ADC flagbearer in the forthcoming poll.

He said: “We started with Anambra to Ebonyi, Abia, Imo, sensitizing the people on the need to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards PVC which is the only tool to vote out or vote in candidates of their choice. We are satisfied with the level of compliance.

“In Enugu, the level of compliance is on the rise. Based on our findings during the exercise, South-Easterners are yearning for a government that will bring about sustainable development in the area and fully integrate them into the scheme of things.

“We received assurances that there will no longer be voter apathy in the region as it used to be in the past.”

Odunze said the sensitization campaign was extended to the Hausa community in the South-East, encouraging them to get their PVCs and exercise their franchise during the election.

Secretary of the Enugu State chapter of the ADC, Comrade Adolphus Ude, said the state is ready to deliver victory to candidates of the party at all levels.

According to him, ADC has become the darling of all Enugu people, who, according to him, see the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, as insensitive to the plight of the people.

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