Yar'adua pledges to work for PDP's re-election
The PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Umar Yar'adua, yesterday pledged to do work for the realisation of the party's dream to get re-elected into power this year.
``We are going to work hard to realise the PDP’s dream for Nigeria in the comity of nations.
“We are sincere and honest, we care for the people and we will take Nigeria to greater heights,'' he said at the flag-off of the party's presidential campaign in Lagos.
Yar'adua, who spoke after receiving the party's flag from PDP national chairman Ahmadu Ali, described himself and his running mate, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as good and loyal members of the PDP who would stick to the party's manifesto.
He pledged to achieve the ``Vision 2020'' task of the federal government, stressing that the last seven years of the President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration had recorded tremendous achievements for the nation.
The presidential candidate assured the citizens of his determination in positioning the country for greatness, which he said, Obasanjo had assiduously worked for.
He also promised to sustain the legacy of the current federal government.
``I beg everybody who is a PDP member that Nigeria today has a political leader who has put in enough time to turn the country from under-development into a developed nation,'' he said.
Yar'adua described the PDP as a national party that was determined to transform the country into a modern economy and aimed at making the country top rank among the world's first 20 countries by 2020.
He also urged the citizens, particularly Lagosians, not make the mistake of allowing any other party to win the April elections.
``We need to build on the achievements of President Obasanjo by sustaining his aspirations and hopes for Nigeria,'' he said.
Also speaking, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, the PDP vice-presidential candidate, urged the PDP faithful to work for the party's victory at the April polls.