Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, says there
will be no more banditry and kidnapping in the country if he is elected
president.
Speaking on Sunday at a meeting with delegates of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Minna, Niger state, Saraki said the country
needs a president that is bold.
The presidential hopeful also said if elected, he would
appoint more youths and women in his cabinet.
“Nigeria needs a president that is bold, energetic and
dynamic; a president that can bring people together. I am the kind of president
Nigeria needs. After I become president, there will be no more banditry and
kidnapping in this country. I assure you that I will do more as president,” he
said.
“I will include more
women in my cabinet and make sure that my cabinet has youths as ministers of
state.
“[The year] 2023 is the time of the north-central. We will
make history to have a democratically-elected president from the zone. We can
fix, rescue and rebuild the country.”
The former senate president also said he is in support of
the exercise that produced him and Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, as “northern
consensus candidates”.
“We voluntarily went
to our elder statesmen to seek their participation. They did not seek or ask
that they should be involved in it, and neither were we forced into doing it,”
he said.
“We decided on our own to go seek their involvement for a
northern consensus candidate. For the decision, we appreciate our elder
statesmen for their role in the process and their patriotism and desire for the
unity of the country.
“To abide by the decision is an individual choice. Everyone
has to make his own decision. With all humility, I have accepted the
recommendations and recognised them and have decided to forge ahead.”
On his part, Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger, said
Saraki is someone that can be depended on.
“We need to articulate our positions and make our demands
known. Saraki is a dependable person that we can rely on,” Aliyu said.
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