The Democratic Initiative Support Group (DISG) has concluded plans to hold the Atiku Unity Cup football tournament.
Youths from across the country will participate in the tournament aiming at galvanising support for People Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to win the 2023 presidential elections.
Briefing newsmen and some of the participants yesterday in Abuja ahead of the tournament, which is set to kick start November 6, 2022, the convener of Democratic Initiative Support Group an coordinator of Atiku Unity cup, Adewale Austin Arobani, described the former Vice President as a unifier, saying the Unity Cup tournament is in tandem with his aspiration of stabilise the country’s unity.
“The Atiku Unity Cup is aimed at galvanizing support for Atiku’s presidential ambition by the youth. We are over 200 millions Nigerians and the youth represent above 60 percent of the population. So, we feel this Unity Cup is timely and is for unity hence our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is a unifier and he is coming to stabilize the country’s unity,” he said.
He said the tournament which kick start from the senatorial districts across the country to the state and zonal levels, will see the finalists from the six geopolitical zones convenge in Abuja for the finale where the winner, runners up and 2nd runners up will smile home with N3m, N2m and N1m respectively as cash prize.
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