2023 General Elections: PDP asks youths to vote candidates that would guarantee their empowerment

2023 General Elections: PDP asks youths to vote candidates that would guarantee their empowerment

By: Our Reporter

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Iliya Damagum has described the 2023 General Elections as an opportunity for Nigerian youths to vote for candidates that would guarantee job creation in the country.

Damagum, who made the call at the official PDP flag-off of gubernatorial campaign in Nguru, Yobe state revealed the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar among other candidates would restore Nigeria back from its lost glories.

According to Damagum, Nigeria had faced an economic crisis in the last seven years of the ruling party asking Nigerians to elect only leaders who have youths at heart.

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“You are the youth of this country, many of you are jobless, I urge you all to ensure each and every one of you has his or her Permanent Voter Card so as to exercise your franchise.  All of you have seen the kind of leadership of the ruling party executed in the last seven years” he said.

The Former Governorship candidate in the state under the platform of Peoples’ Democratic Party, Adamu Maina-Waziri who admitted his shortcomings in the last general elections believes his party the PDP can pull good number of votes that would earn Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa to win the 2023 general elections

On the side of the gubernatorial candidate Sheriff Abdullahi and his running mate, Sadiq Abubakar, they pledged to restore the dignity of workers, boost agricultural activities as well create jobs for the teaming youths.

“We will ensure this government of the ruling party is changed both from the top to the bottom, we assure you that the challenge of half salary payments, irregular deductions of salary for the local government workers are stopped” Sheriff said.

“We are here to win elections at all levels, because we are disappointed with the leadership of the ruling party, our economy is in crisis, no job creation and cost of living is beyond the capacity of ordinary man” Sadiq Abubakar added.

The party also received hundreds of decampees from All Progressives Congress in the Yobe North Senatorial district.

2023 General Elections: PDP asks youths to vote candidates that would guarantee their empowerment