THE search for a standard-bearer for
the yet-to-be registered All Progressives Congress may have started as
one of its stalwarts and former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi
Fani-Kayode, has urged the Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu to
contest the 2015 presidential poll.
Fani-Kayode, who spoke with reporters
on Monday in Minna, said he was in the state to “consult with important
people about the Nigeria project.”
He said, “Nobody can ignore Niger
State, nobody can ignore Minna; anyone that ignores the state does so
at his or her own peril.”
Though not confirmed, Fani-Kayode
reportedly held talks with former military heads of state, Gen. Ibrahim
Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar.
The former minister, while recommending
Aliyu for the country’s presidency in 2015, said, “The governor is
honest, straight forward and courageous.”
Fani-Kayode, who recently defected from
the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC, said the people of Niger State
should be proud of Aliyu because “despite all challenges, he has come
out to do what is right.”
The former minister said, “When you want to consider the bright stars of Nigeria for 2015, consider Governor Aliyu.”
He added, “If the PDP fails to pick
Governor Aliyu as its presidential standard-bearer for 2015 election,
the opposition will be delighted to have him. Any group of people that
will be privileged to have Aliyu should be grateful.
“For 2015, we need forthright men that will stand against tyranny and injustice. We need men that will fight for democracy.”
Fani-Kayode also explained why he left the PDP, saying the party had lost focus and abandoned Nigerians.
He alleged that the PDP-led Federal
Government had since 2007 squandered the nation’s resources, resulting
in the depletion of its foreign reserves, and the excess crude account.
The aviation minister in the former
President Olusegun Obasanjo administration added that there was
increasing corruption, security challenges and high unemployment rate
in the country.
Noting that he had advised Obasanjo to
leave the PDP, Fani-Kayode said there was the need for people of like
minds to come together to save the country from the party.
He added that if President Goodluck Jonathan continued as president beyond 2015, “Nigeria will be worse than Zaire.”
Canvassing a change in the nation’s
leadership, Fani-Kayode said the PDP-led Federal Government, which he
thought would bring about progress, had only succeeded in bringing
retrogression to the polity.
He also described the suggestion by the
chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, to give
automatic ticket to Jonathan and the governors seeking second term in
office as “dangerous” and a plan to turn Nigeria to communist “China
and Socialist Republic of Russia.”
can u ALL now see the difference in jonajam and yaradua.we warned u all against religious and tribal influence politics
ReplyDeleteyes. people like you are bad influence to people like aliyu.
ReplyDeleteAnd what do U mean? What did Ur YARADUA ACHIEVE?
ReplyDeleteU CANCEROUS "KANAMBARIAN"
EL-MATOSKY.
And what do U mean? What did Ur YARADUA ACHIEVE?
ReplyDeleteU CANCEROUS "KANAMBARIAN"
EL-MATOSKY.
I think this amrmed rubbers and dubious people serve under this PDP bf they want to join this new party? What are they still looking for u fani kayode was once a miniter nobody heard about what he did then until he did not see anytin to eat he now begin to shout and Aliyu u spend 8 yrs under this party what else are u looking for and u are telling me this country will change with the new party are they not thesam armed rubbers bugglers and idiots are still goint to the pary i dont know the names that i will give this people other tha thieves and bugglers
ReplyDeleteYou very foolish if you think President Yar'adua didn't achive anything! This man was obviously killed by you DAMN current stupid president Jonathan who isn't able and cable of being president of a country! Yar'adua achived so many things and he died when we needed him the most! Nigeria lost the jewel on its crown!
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