Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday boasted that the presidency is his for the taking if only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hand him the ticket.
He said he already have 11 million votes in his kitty, while urging the party to give him the right of first refusal.
Addressing members of the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the party, in Abuja, the former vice president noted that in the event the party is reluctant to hand him the ticket, the leadership should be fair by giving the aspirants the opportunity to face the electorate.
He said, “I am the best candidate. Under normal circumstances Mr. Chairman, this is a guy who already has 11 million votes in his kitty. And I think, as a party, you should give me the right of first refusal but we are in a democracy.
“All I can urge you is to make sure that the way you have started, you also conclude by being very fair, very credible, giving every contestant the opportunity to face the electorate.
“We all know that the APC has failed but we should not take Nigerians for granted. We should go all out to let them know APC has failed and PDP has not failed on our comparative analysis. If you compare the achievements of PDP and the failure of APC, you know that you have no other choice than PDP.”
