{"id":709312,"date":"2019-09-24T15:42:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T15:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/24\/why-im-pursuing-my-case-against-buhari-atiku\/"},"modified":"2019-09-24T15:42:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T15:42:42","slug":"why-im-pursuing-my-case-against-buhari-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/24\/why-im-pursuing-my-case-against-buhari-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I’m Pursuing My Case Against Buhari: Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People\u2019s Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23rd presidential election, has revealed the main reason why he is challenging President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

Speaking for the first time since the judgement of the election petition tribunal held in favour of Buhari, Atiku said he wouldn\u2019t give up.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cNothing good comes easy, and hard as the task to rid Nigeria from the forces of fascism, and be an instrument for the full restoration of the rule of law and democracy in Nigeria is, your support makes the struggle worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n

He thanked Nigerians for their support, assuring them he would make democracy is seen to be done.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI write to personally thank you for your support for our shared common goal and the solidarity I enjoyed from all walks of life and every strata of society, right from July 21, 2018, when I informed you, the good people of Nigeria, that I would contest the 2019 Presidential election, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019, when the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal rendered its verdict.<\/p>\n

\u201cI owe so much to this great land of Nigeria that took me from the streets of Jada, where I sold firewood, to the heights I have attained, by God\u2019s benevolence, in the civil service, in corporate Nigeria, and in public service.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I do not play my part in making it possible for other orphaned children, indigent youths and the less privileged, to replicate and even surpass my path to significance, I would have failed my Maker. If I do not ensure that the ladder I climbed remains accessible to those at the bottom, middle and top tiers of society, I would not have fulfilled my purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd only by ensuring that democracy is not just done, but seen to be done, can Nigeria and Nigerians have a sense that this our dear land is indeed a land where Unity, Faith, Peace and Progress reside.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is for this, and other patriotic reasons, that I am pursuing this judicial route: To ensure that the votes of Nigerians count and are counted.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, those who do not want this as Nigeria\u2019s reality will use every trick in the book to undermine, discourage, misinform and mislead, but with God\u2019s help and the support of Nigerians, we will ensure that Nigeria makes a course correction away from tyranny and towards democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must return to being Africa\u2019s bastion of democracy, where the rights to Freedom of Speech and Freedom after the Speech, are guaranteed. We must stand together to pursue this just cause all the way, so that our judiciary are not afraid to do their jobs and have to be wary of blackmail, intimidation, and victimisation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI note the immense outpouring of goodwill from ordinary Nigerians in every nook and cranny of Nigeria and from all regions, religions and relationships. Once again I thank you all for your support. I also thank the governors elected on the platform of my party, the Peoples Democratic Party, as well as the National Executive Committee, for their unanimous and unambiguous support for the judicial phase of this struggle, especially after it was announced that we would go on to appeal.<\/p>\n

Read Also: Atiku And PDP Will Be Defeated At The Supreme Court: Oshiomhole<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI urge all Nigerians to continue their support for this recourse to constitutional order via the courts. Even if there is little or nothing you can do to ensure that justice is done in Nigeria, just believe that it will happen. Let us never underestimate the effect of our belief in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, I say to all concerned, that we will all die and give account of our lives to our Creator.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you and may God bless Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

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