As Nigeria progressively attracts shut 2023, the race for who turns into the nation’s subsequent president is quick turning into the foremost matter inside the nation’s political area.
Two main political personalities appear to be on the lips of Nigerians – Bola Tinubu, Nationwide Chief of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and ex- Peoples Democratic Get together’s presidential candidate.
Atiku began vying for the presidency proper from the times of the Social Democratic Get together, SDP, through which, the late MKO Abiola defeated him to emerge because the presidential candidate and eventual winner in 1992, however the election was annulled.
Regardless of his failure to emerge president, Atiku rose to grow to be the Vice President to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo they usually have been in cost for 2 phrases. After leaving workplace, the Turaki Adamawa has continued to push for the actualization of his presidential ambition with out success.
Atiku who misplaced to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 is believed to be nursing the ambition of working for the presidency once more in 2023. Nonetheless, he’s but to declare his intentions however his supporters are already making ready the bottom with marketing campaign posters being sighted in some states.
Equally, Bola Tinubu, the Nationwide Chief of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is believed to be “eyeing” the best political seat in Nigeria.
Tinubu, identified for his human capability improvement and political sagacity is believed to be the perfect candidate to succeed Buhari in 2023. Tinubu’s political tutelage has produced individuals like former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola who’s the present Minister of Works and Housing; Tunde Fowler, former boss of the Federal Inland Income Providers, FIRS, and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, amongst others. In some quarters, it’s believed that Buhari received’t have emerged as president if not for the affect of “Asiwaju.”
To this finish, the South West Agenda for Asiwaju, SWAGA, had boasted that the previous Lagos State governor already has 12 to 13 million votes, forward of the presidential election.
A chieftain of SWAGA, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye mentioned Tinubu would replicate Buhari’s 2025 feat, when he obtained 12 million votes from the North.
Adeyeye identified that the whole Southwest would put their variations, each politically and historically apart and be certain that Asiwaju as he’s popularly known as emerges Nigeria’s subsequent president.
Nonetheless, a member of the Home of Representatives, Shina Peller, has cautioned Nigerians in opposition to selecting their subsequent president on the premise of persona traits.
Peller, a member of the ruling APC mentioned Nigerians ought to somewhat decide their subsequent president on the premise of a powerful establishment somewhat than persona.
He urged Nigerians to place in place a powerful establishment now from which the nation’s chief could be picked somewhat than counting on personalities.
Peller made the comment whereas reacting to a query on Tinubu’s aspiration.
In an Instagram interview with Officialsamolatunji 1, Peller mentioned, “We have to construct an establishment now, we don’t have to take any single individual and be saying we need to now rally spherical that individual. Allow us to type an establishment, allow us to determine a standards and allow us to see who meets up with the standards.
“There isn’t any establishment that has arrange the standards but. If the standards says the subsequent president must be christian, is Asiwaju a christian?
He famous that counting on personalities to save lots of Nigeria was a mistake, including that the subsequent president must be elected by way of establishments able to guaranteeing the competency of the people.
“We have now made the error two occasions. There was a time in Nigeria when President Obasanjo was introduced from jail and everyone was saying he’s the perfect individual that would do that and we began to run round him. The Similar factor occurred to President Buhari. All people was saying Muhammadu Buhari is a saint, he isn’t corrupt after which everybody begins to run round him, I consider this should cease,” Peller mentioned.
Additionally, a chieftain of the PDP, who wished to not be named mentioned in actuality, Nigeria’s subsequent president must be extra of competence not reputation.
He famous that Nigerians would preserve making errors for counting on reputation in deciding the nation’s president.
“We have to cease this factor of recognition in selecting out president. We did with Obasanjo, the identical was repeated with Buhari. They mentioned Buhari would flip Nigeria round as a result of he was a straight ahead individual, however take a look at what we’re experiencing as we speak. His authorities is probably the most biased and sectional which has destroyed Nigeria. We have to do higher in 2023,” he informed.
Supply – DAILY POST.
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