The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that only his party can restore normalcy and peace in Niger state.
The presidential candidate made this revelation on Saturday at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Minna, the capital of the state.
The Informant247 recalls that the past few months have come with reports of series of attacks by bandits in the north-central state.
The bandits kidnapped innocent persons and requested ransoms from their relations, and sometimes took the lives of their victims.
The former vice president said the people of the state did not witness high rate of attacks by bandits when his party was in control of the country.
“Firstly, we thank you for gathering here and for the support you have shown to us since we came to Niger,” Atiku said in Hausa.
“May God bring back peace to Niger, which you know apart from the PDP no other party can bring back this peace.
“When the PDP was in power from 1999-2015, was there insecurity in Niger? Therefore, we want to assure you that if you vote back the PDP into power in Niger, insecurity will become a thing of the past by God’s grace.
“Also, the construction of the seaport in Baro was started by the PDP before you said you wanted change, and you have seen the change.
“What did the change bring to you? Insecurity, suffering, bad economy. Therefore, we are begging you to vote back PDP to restore security in Niger state and the country at large.
“People of Niger, I would like to remind you that most of the schools, hospitals universities, roads, any road you see in Minna and Niger state was constructed by PDP. Is that not so?
