BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has advised that should Nigerians wants to have the best in governance, then, the issue of zoning presidency has to be reconsidered in favour of merit.
Tambuwal who added that the future of Nigerians is seriously at stake, advised that the 2023 election should be used to correct the poor governance of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
He therefore submit that, “the task of seeking the position of President and subsequently running the office is not predicated upon the zoning of the quest and other isolated indices but upon the collective interest of all the people of the country whose existence and subsistence is at stake now”.
Tambuwal, who also a presidential aspirant warned that, “Nigeria is on the brink of collapse, thus require the communal resolve of all to save it from sinking completely”.
The governor, who stated this when some persons under the auspices of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria, paid a courtesy visit to him, also decried high rate of inflation and cost of living in Nigeria.
“As our situation is in Nigeria today and in times like this, when the situation is so dire and the country is in distress, members of that community or country must come together and put whatever differences they have aside to save the country.
“It calls for every concerted effort from every and all concerned citizen to put their hands together to rescue it from an imminent collapse,”
Listing some of the greatest challenges affecting country, Tambuwal said, the devaluation of the Naira, insecurity, corruption economic downturns, unemployment; inflation has crippled every aspect of our lives.
“And to correct these challenges for the good of all, the country must look inward for those that can rescue us from these menace”.
This therefore according to Tambuwal informed his decision to contest for the position of President and not an overbearing ambition, but a quest informed by the need to rescue the country from its quagmire.
“Having foreseen what later became the abysmal failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) misrule about two years after it came to power, he and his allies left the party for the PDP.
“And, now, it behoves on us, as leaders, as responsible leaders of this country, to once again, come together to rescue Nigeria. It would be too bad for Nigeria if APC remains in charge of affairs after 2023.
“Things are rather getting bad and worse . That situation that demanded us to rise to that challenge of working towards changing the defective APC government at the center has not changed. Things are rather getting worse and bad by the day,” Tambuwal said.
Speaking on why seeking for presidency must be a collective struggle, Tambuwal said, “No single individual can do it alone. No zone can do it alone. No state can do it alone. No tribe can do it alone. No members of a particular faith can do it alone.
“Nigeria is our common heritage. It is our country. All of us must be hands-on in saving our country”.
To the group that purchased the N40m nomination form for Tambuwal, he thanked them for having confidence in him, saying, “You are right. I have friends from across the length and breadth of this country. You are right. I understand the federal structure of this country. I quite appreciate the complexity of the Nigerian state. I have the requisite experience, by the grace of God, to seek for the office of the President.
“As I said, I am still consulting. I will come back to you after my consultation very soon,” he said.
Earlier in his remarks, Mr Akinboro (SAN) said they purchased the form for Tambuwal in recognition of his sterling qualities and the need to rescue the country from its current bad situation.
According to Akinboro, Tambuwal is still very young, active, agile, and a detribalized Nigerian with integrity that can be trusted to lead the country.
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