In a meeting with Dele Momodu, Atiku said his purposes behind moving from political party to another is on the grounds that those parties have not developed enough in Nigeria.
He said: “There is nothing wrong with it. Ours is a
fledgling democracy of barely two decades since the end of
the last military regime. What it means is that the political
parties are yet to mature and are going through constant
transformations and changes. That is why even President
Buhari has been able to move from party to party,
including ANPP, CPC and now APC. And for those who read
about world history and political books like I do, they will
know that Abraham Lincoln, Sir Winston Churchill and
others went through so much before achieving their
dreams…”
“I’m not different. I know what I want for my country. I’ve
served Nigeria in different capacities and I am one of the
most experienced leaders around today. There is no part of
Nigeria I’m not familiar with. I have friends everywhere.
They know me and I know them. The benefit of being
around for so long is that they have come to know me for
certain principles and know that I have a rich knowledge of
Nigeria and what it would take to move us to the height of
greatness. They can also trust me that I’m not coming to
government to steal their money.
“God has blessed me with business acumen. How can you
run a nation if you cannot run your own business? I run my
businesses to international standards. Let any of those who
want to compete with me show what they have managed
successfully. I’ve lifted over 45,000 families out of
joblessness and poverty through my microfinance company
in my State Adamawa and we’ve have empowered mostly
women. The good news is these women have been very
honest. Returns on our loans have been about 98 percent.
They have not disappeared with the loans given then. We
plan to replicate this nationwide…”
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