Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday submitted his presidential nomination forms at the national secretariat of the African Democratic Congress in Abuja.
Similarly, the former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, submitted his own forms too.
Earlier on Wednesday, Alhaji Muhammed Hayatu-Deen submitted his forms, urging Nigerians to place competence above zoning.
Meanwhile, Atiku, in a post shared on his social media handles on Thursday, promised to restore prosperity and better days to Nigerians.
He wrote, “The march to restore prosperity and better days to our beloved nation took a firm and decisive step forward today at the national secretariat of our great party, the African Democratic Congress.
“This is more than a political journey; it is a national movement rooted in hope, renewal, and the collective resolve to save Nigeria from despair.”
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate also called on “all Nigerians, regardless of region, faith, or background, to join us in this noble cause. Together, we will restore the promise of our nation and bring good times back again.”
Amaechi, addressing journalists shortly after submitting his form, said the coming election should be a referendum on those who have served Nigeria in various capacities before.
According to him, what you are seeing currently is that nearly everybody who is running for the office of the president has served Nigeria in one way or another.
“Let this be a referendum. If you have performed, whoever has outperformed the other, vote for the person. The next thing is who is capable of delivering the votes? Who is capable of beating the incumbent? Who has the experience?” he said.
Amaechi boasted, “I believe I am the most experienced. I am young and I believe I have the capacity. That is as it pertains to the country. Go back to Rivers State and see what I have done. Go back to Ministry of Transportation and see what I have done, and assess it and see whether I can turn the country around. And I will, in four years, turn the country around.”
He charged Nigerians to vote for merit and not vote for those who say ‘I’m from this place’, ‘I’m from that place’, adding that it is the turn of Nigerians, because you see there is no market for Christians, neither is there a market for Muslims, or a market for northerners or southerners.”
