2019: Atiku wooing Diaspora technocrats back home… – Ex-Minister

Former vice-President Atiku Abubakar speaks during the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP)'s national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on October 6, 2018. Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has picked Abubakar to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari who is seeking a second term in presidential polls scheduled for February 2019. / AFP PHOTO /

By Dirisu Yakubu
ABUJA – A former Minister in the the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is set to woo Diaspora Nigerians back home to contribute their quota in the development of the nation.

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The PDP chieftain who confided in Vanguard credited Atiku for pulling a similar feat when he served as Vice President following the return of democracy in 2019.

According to him, PDP is confident of winning power at the centre, noting that as a result, the Waziri Adamawa was already reaching out to technocrats “within and outside the country,” to make them realize the need to join hands with him in implementing his blueprint for the nation upon his election.