The Yoruba socio-political
organisation, Afenifere, on Saturday pointed out qualities the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, should look out for before picking their Presidential
candidate.
Spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka
Odumakin in an interview said PDP delegates should pick a
candidate who can restructure the country and can be trusted by Nigerians.
Odumakin said this while reacting
to who should emerge PDP candidate that can muscle power from President
Muhammadu Buhari among the crop of aspirants contesting.
PDP’s Presidential primary
election will hold today in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Among those jostling for the
Presidential ticket include, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Senator
from Kano, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, former
Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki among
others.
Speaking, Odumakin added that PDP
delegates should pick a candidate who is impartial, put Nigeria on the path f
productivity and one who will give Nigeria a fresh start.
According to Odumakin, “Looking
at it, PDP is parading about 13 aspirants and at the end of the day, only one
will emerge and from the look of things they have some very formidable names, I
mean Atiku is a very strong candidate, Saraki, Kwankwaso are all strong
candidates.
“I don’t think that there is
short supply of good material but I wish delegates pick the best of the best
who can carry out this assignment of taking over Nigeria and putting us on the
right path, who can restructure the country to true federalism; a President
with a very wide mind and is well connected and can be trusted among Nigerians.
”We need a president who is not
parochial, not looking at his corner of the country, a President that can bring
everybody on board and run an inclusive government, who can give Nigeria a
fresh start and put the country on the path of productivity, and that is the
kind of person the delegates should pick today.
“They should give a candidate
with these characteristics so that he can take Nigeria away from the current
ruinous path that we are in and put it on a fresh path.”
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