Governor Hassan Dankwambo Of Gombe
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State to back his bid to become President in 2019 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The former Vice President made the appeal during a visit to the governor on Monday.
Atiku, who said they party needs to be united, assured of his readiness and commitment to ensure that the state benefitted from the party’s zoning arrangement.
He said: “Here we are again back at a very crucial moment in the history of our democracy back to politics.
“In the interest of our people, there is the need for a united front from this zone as far as the issue of the leadership of this country is concerned.
“I want to assure you of my readiness and total commitment to ensure that we as a zone also benefit from this leadership zoning arrangement of this country and we can only achieve that, if we remain united.”