Concerned Nigerian Youth Development Organisation (CNYDO) says its 300,000 youths are behind Abubakar Atiku to take over as Nigeria's president in 2019
- The group says it is confident that Nigeria will do well in the safe hands of former vice president Atiku, who lost to Buhari in the All Progressives Congress' presidential primaries in 2014
Atiku has received the backing of 300 Nigerian youths to take over from President Buhari.
Not fewer than 300,000 youths have pledged support for the presidential bid of former vice president of Nigeria Abubakar Atiku.
Vanguard reports that the huge support comes from a group called Concerned Nigerian Youth Development Organisation (CNYDO) which has endorsed Atiku as the right man to take over the job of ruling Nigeria from incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
CNYDO made its decision known in a statement released on Friday, March 10 and signed by the national coordinator of the group Joel Edegba.
The statement read in part: “We in Concerned Nigerian Youth Development Organisation, CNYDO, with over 300, 000 membership in 30 states have deemed it necessary to support and endorse former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, (Turakin Adamawa), as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, come 2019 by the grace of God.
We have carefully assessed the political ideology, track record, achievement and competence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as former Vice President and seen that he is the man that can bring the expected change in Nigeria.
“We are endeared to his commitment demonstrated towards the welfare and well-being of Nigerians that are down trodden and forgotten. We are assuring His Excellency our maximal support for his ambition and as part of his move to liberate Nigerians, the youths in particular from the shackles of unemployment, poverty, social vices and stagnated progress by ensuring that he is elected as Nigeria’s next President in 2019.
Based on his political achievements, prudent manager of human and material resources, a detribalised Nigerian, non-religious and non-region biased nature and understanding in approaching issues that affects the different ethnic and tribal groups in the country we declare that Nigeria will be in safe hands of Atiku.”
It added: “We fell in love with his passion for the ordinary Nigerians by extending his hand of love and compassion to them as he has given lifeline and hope to many Nigerians both known and unknown.
“We also discovered that Turkin has been a man who has thrown his weight behind the voice of the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria, and recently, passionately supported the call for restructuring of Nigeria and true federalism, which majority of Nigerians have been agitating for long time.”
The CNYDO’s declaration comes just hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, March 9, released time table for 2019 general elections.
