‘Nigeria has suffered setbacks under APC since 2015’ — Dickson

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has accused the APC-led authorities of setting Nigeria again since 2015, declaring that his occasion is concentrating on victory within the 2027 presidential election.

Dickson referred to as on Nigerian youths to mobilise nationwide for NDC candidates, saying the occasion additionally goals to safe a majority within the National Assembly.

He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja whereas receiving members of The Dickson Movement for Democracy, led by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Ogbidi, who adopted him because the group’s Grand Patron.

The former Bayelsa State governor stated the nation wanted a brand new route to deal with insecurity, poverty, unemployment and financial hardship, which he blamed on years of setbacks underneath the ruling occasion.

“The ticket of the NDC is a ticket of restoration of our country,” Dickson declared.

He stated the NDC needs to win the presidency on the primary poll and safe sufficient seats within the National Assembly to pursue its reform agenda.

“The presidential election is very important to us. All elections are important. We want to win the presidency on the first ballot. We also want to win a majority of seats in the National Assembly, where our president and vice president can run the government of reform and transformation,” he stated.

Dickson described the 2027 election as a referendum on the incumbent authorities and urged younger Nigerians to reject vote-buying and intimidation whereas defending their votes.

“We are not for violence. We are not for abuses,” he stated, urging supporters to deal with the occasion’s insurance policies quite than private assaults.