I'll improve people's welfare — Atiku
...Hails turnout at Ekiti rally; *Says: ‘I almost shed tears’ Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says if elected, his administration will meet every demand of the residents in Ekiti state. Abubakar stated this on Tuesday while addressing residents of Ekiti at the presidential rally of the party in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The former vice-president said he nearly “shed tears of joy” when he saw the crowd at the rally. “When I came here today, what I saw almost brought tears to my eyes. When we came here, some people said we are not going to see anybody in Ekiti. We realised what they meant was to cripple public transportation in Ado-Ekiti and the whole of Ekiti state,” he said. “Again they did not stop there. They also caused an artificial scarcity of petroleum products so that even if you have your motorcycle or car, you will not be able to move; so that they can stop people from coming here. But you braved all their challenges. ...