As the 2023 presidential election draws nearer, the echo of the people’s traditional gong (Ikoro), is still speaking in riddles and metaphor with the pupolar adage that power is taken and not given, hence supporters of Alh. Atiku Abkubakar GCON known as ATIKU FOR NIGERIA (AFN) mobilized support for the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Enugu State.
Chief Dubem Onyia who represented the special guest of honor, His Excellency Alh. Atiku Abkubakar GCON, while addressing the mammoth crowd, thundered “I am an Igbo man but it will be most difficult for an Igbo man to be President of Nigeria without the country first being restructured and the only man who can take the bull by the horn and have the country restructured within 100 days of office is Alh. Atiku Abkubakar GCON”.
He poured praises on the organizers of the event and assured them that come 2023 presidential election, the youths will lead Atiku Abkubakar’s campaign and that he is confident that Atiku will be victorious after which the youths will constitute 40% of Atiku’s government. He also recognized the significant roles of Nigeria Women and assured them a fair and better deal under Atiku’s Presidency. He concluded by telling his enthusiastic audience that Atiku will do only one term of four years and handover to an Igbo youthful person unfailingly. He thunder to Nigeria youths a parting shot “Nigeria youth it is your time to Endsars and Take Power!”.
The Chairman of the occasion Dr. Nat. Yadume was full of praises to the Chairman Governing Council of Atiku for Nigeria Amb. Aliyu Bin Abbas who also doubles as the DG Atiku Care Foundation (ACF) worldwide and SA on Youths and support groups to His Excellency Alh. Atiku Abkubakar GCON, for his mobilization ability and capacity in galvanizing Nigerians, both young and the aged to cue into Atiku’s quest of rescuing Nigeria from total collapse without any financial aid. He spoke how he discovered Amb. Aliyu Bin Abbas over 7 to 8 years ago as a very young person who today has grown so popular in Nigeria and beyond as result of his passion for the struggle of fixing Nigeria for good.
He congratulated the DG of Atiku For Nigeria (AFN), Chief Hon. Sunday Cyraicuse Umeha, (Ezeabata na Akuegbe Ugwu Awkunanaw, Enugu South LGA, Enugu State) and the rest of the National Executives, and charged them to hit the ground running as the task of rescuing and fixing Nigeria from her present state is an enormous one.
In his conclusion, he encouraged the people gathered to tarry on in believing the Atiku Presidency project as even though, everyone may not possibly benefit at the same time when Atiku would have become President, but that when one, two, three persons gets a good position, that the multipliers effect of group relationships will ensure that the benefits of the few will have a way of trickling down to the point that one way or the other, everyone here will have something at the end of the day.
Hon. Oladimeji Fabiyi in his speech took time to appreciate the Governor of Enugu State Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi for being a good man and the most amenable Governor in the County whose personality epitomizes peace. He said that it is important to appreciate the Governor because if he is not a just and fair politician that we may not be allowed to hold this kind of program in his state knowing the mentality of some of our Governors in Nigeria.
He went further to appreciate the DG AFN Chief Hon. Barr. Umeha for the sacrifice he has made and still making for this Atiku project. He assured him that his efforts will not be in vain. He also acknowledged the day to day commitment and dedication of Amb. Aliyu Bin Abbas who he described as a super workerholic DG of ACF recording unprecedented achievements in mobilizing and galvanizing Nigerians for this all important project without any financial support from Atiku Abkubakar himself. He summed his speech by encouraging the people to keep faith with the struggle as God is here to answer our collective prayers. He danced to different tunes of Igbo local songs for fun to the cheering and admiration of the crowd.
At this juncture, the Chairman Governing Council AFN Amb. Aliyu Bin Abbas took over the podium and after observing protocols, he eulogized Dr. Nat. Yadume for being there for him all these years hence he is where he is at the moment. He didn’t waste time after appreciating the mammoth crowd who are all members of ACF and AFN in their full gorgeous attire, called the following persons for the ritual inauguration exercise. They are: Chief Hon. Barr. Sunday Cyraicuse Umeha, AFN DG designate, Hon. Lawal Abkubakar Zannah, AFN Deputy DG designate, Hon. Meshack Onyeche, AFN Secretary General designate, Amb. G. Y Gotom JP, National Director Research and Planning designate, Hon. Oludare Olatunde, Asst. DG designate, Hon. Ayobami Olusegun Adekunle, Zonal Director designate South West, and they lined up and were immediately inaugurated as substantive Executives of Atiku For Nigeria (AFN).
The responses that came from the audience coming from the likes of Chief Hon. Enem alias Ezeudo Na Afia, Chief Nwafor aka Garuba Mushishi, and One Mr. Shepherdman Chijioke Iyioku were summarized on appeal. And the appeal was directed to His Excellency Alh. Atiku Abkubakar GCON via his representatives to apply the doctrine of reciprocity in encouraging all those who have sincerely invested heavily into the project of getting Nigeria working again through Atiku’s Presidency. They complained against the method of monkey is working and baboon eating as what they experienced during the 2019 presidential election where they worked like Donkeys and when financial mobilization came those who have no grassroot base took away the money and failed to deliver their pulling units, not to talk about their electoral wards.
