Aminu Tambuwal, governor of
Sokoto state, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being desperate to
perpetuate himself in power.
Tambuwal, who is a presidential
aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this while meeting with
delegates of the PDP in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital, on Friday.
The aspirant, who defected from
the All Progressives Congress to the PDP in August, said he decided to contest
the 2019 presidential election after realising the “lopsidedness in the Buhari
administration in terms of poor performance and failure of governance”.
He said his leadership would be
devoid of “elements of sectionalism experienced under the current administration”.
He added that he is in position
to respect individual rights and urged the people of the state to vote for
someone who believes in the unification of the country.
“The focus of every Nigerian in
2019 is to vote for a president that is Pan-Nigerian; a man who is not an
ethnic jingoist or religious bigot,” he said.
“We are all aware that the
present government is desperate to perpetuate itself in power. They are ready
to do those things outside the laws of the land to remain in power. That is why
they have been harassing leaders like Governor Ayodele Fayose.
“You must try and give the PDP
flag to someone who believes in the unification of this country, someone who
has traversed the length and breadth of this nation, someone who has moved from
Maiduguri to Lagos, from Port Harcourt to Sokoto and from the east to the
extreme north as a private person.
“As the former deputy minority
whip, minority leader and speaker in the house of representatives, I have an
idea about the geographical configuration of this nation, so I am in good
position to respect individual rights .
“I will not be that president
that will shut the doors against restructuring, I will even facilitate debate
that will quickly enhance true and proper fiscal federalism. As a leader, it is
not good for you to impose your will on the people, you must allow diverse
opinions based on our religious and ethnic diversity.”
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