Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Sunday returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) few days after he resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku announced his decision in a live Facebook broadcast. In the broadcast, the former Vice President accused the current administration of being behind over three million job lost stressing that under the APC, the country was drifting towards regional sentiments.
The Waziri of Adamawa said he left the PDP because of impunity but expressed relieve that the concerns he once had have been resolved.
“Some of you may know that I was elected as the vice-president under the banner of the PDP, which is the political party I had helped to found some 10 years before. And some of you may also know that I left the PDP four years ago when I believed it was no longer aligned to the principles of equity, democracy and social justice upon which we had founded it.
"Today, I want to let you know that I am returning home to the PDP as the issues that made me leave it have been resolved and it is clear that the APC has let the people, especially youths, down. We need a party that speaks to national sentiments, not regional sisters with only one mother, which is Nigeria.”
He explained that he decided to join the APC because of the change mantra and the three million jobs the party promised. He however lamented that few years down the line, three million Nigerians had lost their jobs.
“In the last two years, almost three million Nigerians have lost their jobs and today we have a record 25 per cent of people within the age of 18 and 25 years unemployed. I can see how difficult it is for people to get jobs. The key to creating jobs is a strong economy and that is what we lack presently."
He assured that he will do more in the area of job creation if given the chance.
