Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, said on Tuesday that he and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, were not running for President because they were desperate for power but because they wanted to bring the country together, fight crime, and safeguard the economy from collapsing completely.

Atiku said this when the Council of National Students Presidents of Nigeria endorsed him. Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, spoke for him.

The National Association of University Students, the Post-Graduate Students Association of Nigeria, the National Association of Polytechnic Students, and the National Association of Colleges of Agriculture Students are all members of the CNSPN.

Dogara said, “They (Atiku and Okowa) asked me to come and appreciate you for the faith you have in them and to remind you that they are not running because they are hungry for political offices.

“They are running because they believe they have been tried and tested and proven that what is delivered in their hands does not shake and the destiny of this country will become steadied and stabilised.

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“They are more determined, seeing that Nigeria has been left behind, they will ensure that they deliver on their promises to this great country.”

Dogara praised President  Muhammadu Buhari for his policy on redesigning the naira, saying that it would stop people from buying votes and make elections more trustworthy.

“Whatever pains we are passing through in relation to the naira redesign policy, I urge that you consider this pain as part of the sacrifice that will give us a transparent election in which we will elect a leader that we deserve,” he said.

Earlier, the Chairman of CNSPN, Obaji Marshal, said that the group had looked at the PDP’s plan for the country and was convinced it was good.

He said, “The CNSPN has taken her time to follow all the frontline candidates closely, gone through their policy working documents (manifestos) and after keen scrutiny, the CNSPN has come to the conclusion that the manifesto of the Peoples Democratic Party, which carries the Atiku/Okowa tickets is the most reliable, realisable.”