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A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, (PDP Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I), has thrown his weight behind the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, urging the party to pick him as its flag bearer in the 2019 presidential election.
Olorunrinu, gave the advice in an interview with NAN in Lagos on Wednesday. learnt he is the only PDP member in the Lagos Assembly.
“Let me quickly congratulate his (Abubakar’s) boldness and courage to come out for this position at a time when our party needs a very credible and formidable personality. “Abukakar is someone that has people around him. We should give him a very big applaud for coming out.
“Let’s see what he has on the table. Personally, I want to appreciate his decision to rule.
“The truth is that, Abubakar’s declaration will actually give the ruling party a run not just for their money, but also their interest in governing in 2019.
“Abubakar is somebody that cuts across geo-political and ethnic zones and he should be given a chance,” Olorunrinu said.“I can assure you, the party might have failed but learnt how not to fail again.”
Alh. Atiku Abubakar, officially declared his intention to run for the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the PDP on Tuesday in Rivers state.
