As politicians jostle for the nation’s presidency in 2023,
former Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that it was the turn of the
North-Central geopolitical zone to lead the country.
Saraki spoke on Tuesday in Jos when he addressed delegates
from Plateau ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections
slated to hold in May.
The former Kwara governor, who is among the many aspirants
in the race for the PDP ticket, pointed out that the North-Central had
consistently supported other regions to lead the country and deserved similar
support from other zones, this time.
“You remember that before the national convention of our
party, we held a meeting in Abuja with delegates of North-Central extraction.
“We said to ourselves that for many times and many years,
we, in the North Central, have worked hard, we struggled, used our efforts,
used our money, used our energies to support other people to lead.
“Everybody, who had become President under this great party,
got the seat because of our massive sacrifices.
“We have now resolved that it is time for others to vote for
us in 2023,” he said.
He stated that the North-Central had capable hands to
address the myriads of problems bedeviling the country.
Saraki said that if given the opportunity, he would run an
open government that would be transparent and fair to all Nigerians.
The presidential aspirant said that security and other
challenges bedeviling Nigeria went out of hand because of a lack of
accountability by the people that were responsible for tackling the issues.
“The problem of
insecurity in Nigeria is because there has been no accountability. People have
done things and nobody was held accountable for their failures.
“When I was Senate President, we sat down with security
agencies and drew a roadmap on how to address the issue of insecurity, but the
report was abandoned.
“If I am the President, I will hold people accountable and they
will do what is right to end insecurity and there will be no injustice,” he
said.
Saraki further stated that the country was so divided and
needed someone that had the capacity and a good grasp of the situation to
restore its lost glory and unite the people.
The PDP Chairman in Plateau, Chris Hassan, told the
delegates that Saraki stood with the state during its trying times.
Hassan said that Saraki was a stabilising factor that had
traversed the length and breadth of the country to reconcile members of the
PDP.
The chairman said that delegates would assess all aspirants
and make an informed decision based on their antecedents.
Rep Beni Lar, daughter of Chief Solomon Lar, first PDP
chairman, in her remarks, said that Nigerians were tired of bloodshed and that
Saraki had the capacity to end the killings.
Lar urged the presidential aspirant to ensure that women got
their 35 per cent affirmation action when elected President come in 2023.
NAN
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