Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will today formally declare his presidential ambition on the platform of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.
The former vice president?s declaration is, however, coming after his bid had been endorsed by a South-West caucus of the APC.
A press statement by his media office in Abuja said the former vice president would make his formal declaration at the Shehu Musa Yar?Adua Centre in Abuja at 10 o?clock in the morning.
According to the statement, the activities marking the declaration would be a largely youth-focused event to emphasise Atiku?s passion for the challenges facing young men and women in the country.
Youth economic empowerment is one of Atiku?s cardinal objectives because he regards them as the fulcrum around which the development and future of Nigeria revolves, the statement noted.
?In particular, the former vice president is concerned about the alarming youth unemployment and he focuses on his policy objectives on the development of entrepreneurial skills for our youth so that they don?t have to depend entirely on the limited, if not elusive government jobs,? the statement added.
