The ‘Not Too Young To Run’
movement has dissociated itself from the formal declaration by Bukola Saraki to
run for president on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Saraki had declared his intention
at an event organised by the group on Thursday at the Sheraton hotel, Abuja.
The group in a statement by its
convener, Samson Itodo said it was disappointed by Saraki’s use of its
programme to declare his intention.
The statement read: “As part of
efforts to promote youth candidacy and democratic party primaries, the Not Too
Young To Run movement commenced a series of public town hall meetings with the
leadership of political parties and young aspirants to address the challenges
faced by young aspirants in securing party tickets.
“The movement scheduled three
town hall meetings with the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC);
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties. The first dialogue held today
August 30, 2018 in Abuja with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The event had in attendance the Chairman of the party Mr. Uche Secondus;
Senator Bukola Saraki, Hon. Udeh Okoye, National Youth Leader of the party. The
event also was attended by young aspirants registered under the Ready To Run
platform.
“The young aspirants advocated
for a reduction in the cost of party nomination forms and requested the party
to uphold internal democracy in the conduct of party primaries. In his
response, the Chairman of the PDP assured the young aspirants of their support
for youth candidacy in the forthcoming primaries.
“Whilst addressing participants
at the town hall, Senator Saraki declared his intention to run for the office
of the President in the 2019 elections. The movement wishes to express its
disappointment with Senator Saraki for usurping a platform designed for young
aspirants to dialogue with party leadership to advance his personal political
ambition. We strongly condemn this act by the President of the Senate and
dissociates ourselves from this political move.
“As noted earlier, the movement
reaffirms its identity as a non-partisan citizen led movement dedicated to the
defense democracy, political inclusion and transformative leadership. The
movement restates its commitment to sustain its engagement with political
parties to ensure youth candidacy and democratic party primaries.”
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