By Dirisu Yakubu
ABUJA – Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the violence which characterized the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, reiterating his earlier stand that his quest for the exalted office is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.

Atiku and Buhari

According to Atiku, no politician should celebrate his political gains if they are written in the blood of innocent Nigerians, and that no Nigerian, including innocent youth corps members, deserve to die for the sake of any man’s political ambition.

In a statement signed by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku said those innocent Nigerians that died won’t be forgotten for their sacrifices, adding that political violence which is being aided and abetted by desperate politicians, “is giving our democracy a bad name.”

He added that those who climbed the ladder of human lives to attain power have brought our democracy into disrepute, stressing it was high time the Nigerian youth opened their eyes to resist being used to kill and maim.
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He explained that any politician who is sincerely interested in the progress of the youth shouldn’t be using them as cannon fodder for his/her ambition, noting youths deserve jobs, not death.

According to the former Vice President, “the real enemies worth fighting are poverty, unemployment, hunger, nepotism, division, despair and uncertain future.”