By Uzair Adam Imam
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, vowed to implement policies presented to him by Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday.
According to him, the CAN’s policy document was not in contradiction with his belief, as some of the points presented were contained in the book he wrote when he was a vice president of Nigeria.
The Presidential Candidate made this disclosure during his meeting with the CAN leadership in Abuja Tuesday.
He said, “I have listened to the presentation of the CAN document and I can tell you the CAN document is totally in conformity with my thoughts in a book that I published when I was the Vice President and this led to a fundamental disagreement with my boss as well as my constituents.
“There is no difference between my book and CAN’s presentation. I stand before you not to campaign but to tell you the honest truth, what you have presented is what I have always believed in. And if I have the opportunity, I swear to God I will do it.
“Oil didn’t send me to school, my parents paid cattle tax, market tax, radio tax and these were the taxes that sent me school from primary to university. If God has given you gold or oil, take your oil or gold but I will tax you.
“Why should we be fighting over resources that have been endowed to whoever it is endowed to,” said the presidential candidate.
Atiku was received by the CAN’s President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the Secretary of the association, and other executive members.
The CAN’s president, while presenting the document they titled “Policy Roadmap for Future Nigeria”, said the the document was for avoidance of doubt.
He said, “For avoidance of doubt, we present the policies that we believe will address the crises of development in Nigeria.”