Atiku Solicits Dankwambo’s Support In Presidential Bid

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, called on Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State to support his ambition to become the President in 2019 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Atiku who paid the governor a courtesy visit today, solicited for his support.

He said for the party to succeed in 2019 general elections, the support was highly needed, while assuring of his readiness and commitment to ensure that the state benefited from the party’s zoning arrangement.

“Here we are again back at a very crucial moment in the history of our democracy back to politics.

“In the interest of our people, there is the need for a united front from this zone as far as the issue of the leadership of this country is concerned.

“I want to assure you of my readiness and total commitment to ensure that we as a zone also benefit from this leadership zoning arrangement of this country and we can only achieve that, if we remain united,” he said.

Responding, Dankwambo commended Atiku for gingering the activities of the party thereby making people to have hope in the success of the party in 2019.

According to him, politics is about hope and that they are hopeful the party will succeed in 2019