Former vice president and Presidential Candidate of People Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to be prepared to pull the country back from a point of uncertainty to a place of common safety.
Atiku, in his 63rd Independence Day Anniversary message to Nigerians,lamented what he called the familiar hardships in the economy, insecurity, and other vital aspects of society that Nigerians have been subjected to.
The former vice president said while independence was acquired upon the promise of abundant prosperity and the principle of social justice, the nation has continued to struggle to manifest the dreams of its founding fathers in upholding the promises of shared prosperity and social justice.
“Therefore, for me, the challenge before us all is in ensuring that the political leadership in the country that we call home should be worthy of our pride as a people and not of telling embarrassment,”
