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Nov. 17, 2017: A group known as the Concerned Citizens for Atiku, CC4A, has declared support for a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to run for president in 2019.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Although Mr. Abubakar is yet to formally declare his intention, the group asked him to do so, saying it would mobilise Nigerians on his behalf.<\/p>\n

Members of the group led by\u00a0Adebowale Jante stated these during a courtesy visit to the media office of Mr. Abubakar in Jabi, Abuja.<\/p>\n

According to a statement by Mr. Jante, the group was received by the head of Mr. Abubakar\u2019s Media Office, Paul Ibe.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ibe while receiving the group noted that Nigeria is in dreadful need of a competent leader like Mr. Abubakar. He said the visit by CC4A \u201cwas one of hope, especially in the light of Nigeria\u2019s current level of poor governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He commended the group for its make-up, saying it was a step in the right direction for young Nigerians to be actively involved in politics at all levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0CC4Atiku visit and its intentions are in tandem with the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign,\u201d Mr. Ibe said while encouraging members not to relent in their efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beauty of this group is its constitution of young people who are not sitting back and expecting things to be handed to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour visit has given us hope, hope that indeed our situation isn\u2019t irredeemable, and for that we thank you\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYour visit and intentions lend much credence to the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign. If you must run, you must be able to rally together and that is what you have done today, and I\u2019m truly impressed with you,\u201d Mr. Ibe added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In his reaction, Mr. Jante said his group believes that Nigeria is in dire need of Mr. Abubakar\u2019s service to urgently rescue the economy of the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Excellency, it is an honour and privilege to stand before you not just as a group of patriotic young people of like minds, but also as citizens under the umbrella of Concerned Citizens for Atiku (CC4Atiku) whose common interest is not limited to the total reversal of the unfortunate under-development of Nigeria, but also ensuring her speedy climb, up the ladder of economic growth and prosperity, as well as the wellbeing of its citizens irrespective of all sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe formation of this progressive pressure group, which has Coordinators in the 36 States of the Federation as well as in the diaspora, was borne out of the need to create a platform for sustained dialogue towards finding better alternatives for resolving many of the multi-faceted challenges facing our beloved country, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo doubt, our country is at a crossroads and urgently needs rescue. Nigeria is in dire need of a leader with a track-record of credibility and empathy, a leader with vast political and administrative experience, a focused and detribalised leader with friends across our geopolitical borders, a leader with memorable antecedents and a man of unquestionable character,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jante provided more reasons why his group believes Mr. Abubakar should be Nigeria\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us in this group, having decided that you are the only man who can rescue this nation, our involvement has gone beyond appealing to your good self. We see this project as a mission of compulsion, a commitment to dragging you into the 2019 presidential race as an urgent and necessary step to save this country from an imminent catastrophe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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