By Marie-Therese Nanlong.
Jos – Former Vice President of Nigeria and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said he is an experienced politician with democratic qualities and ready to tackle the security challenges in Nigeria if given the mandate in 2015.

Atiku who is a Presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC spoke in Jos Tuesday while seeking the support of his Party delegates in the Party’s forthcoming Presidential primary election.

Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar

He added he will empower the military with the required gadgets and create room for more recruitment of security personnel to curtail the insurgency in the country if elected as the President in 2015.

According to him, “All those contesting for Presidency are inexperienced compared to my experience and qualities in democracy. I have been the Vice President of Nigeria for good eight years.

“Nobody fought the military in this country for democracy like me, my mentor late Shehu Yar’Adua lost his life in the cause of this struggle. I am the most experienced politician amongst those contesting the Presidency.”

The former Vice President insisted he has what it takes to be lead the country as witnessed in the boldness he had to fight his former boss, former President Obasanjo in 2003 against the imposition of third term and that brought the stability in the polity.

He however stated the Party’s aspirants have resolved to support whoever emerges as the winner during the Benin primaries.

Meanwhile, the Plateau State Chairman of APC, Hon. Latep Dabang promised that all the state delegates will vote for Atiku because of his financial support he has always rendered to the Party, saying “no Plateau delegate will vote for anybody apart from Atiku.”