The immediate past Senate President, Abubakar Saraki, has
said he will officially declare his intention to run for president in 2023
after the Peoples Democratic Party decides which geopolitical zone will get its
presidential ticket.
Saraki spoke on Sunday Politics, a Channels TV programme.
During the programme, the former Kwara governor claimed to
have what it takes to lead Nigeria.
Saraki also said he had toured the country with his team to
consult stakeholders on his presidential ambition.
He said, “Like anybody, there are rules; there are
guidelines.
“We will have a NEC (PDP) meeting on Tuesday. Hopefully, the
guidelines will come out which will tell us definitely where the whistle would
be blown.
“Short of anything that stops an individual, I will
definitely be announcing sometime before the end of the month, my intention to
vie for president. At the moment, we are just doing consultation. Formal
declaration will come in due course.
“I believe I have what it takes to lead Nigeria. I am not
someone who shies away from taking up challenges. I am not someone who does not
know the issues or someone who does not have the energy and vibrancy to address
those issues.
“More importantly, I am someone that can reach out across
the political divide, based on my antecedents. I am someone who can reach out
across the ethnicity divide and across the religious divide.”
Saraki asked Nigerians to be concerned about electing
someone who can tackle the country’s challenges instead of zoning.
He said, “When you talk about zoning, yes, you must consider
zoning. But when we talk about zoning, it can’t just be an issue of north/south
because you cannot tell me that the south-west will say they are
disenfranchised in the possibility of political office; neither can you say the
South-South.
“But the reality is that the north-east, north-central and
south-east have not had presidency or vice-presidency. But what I’m saying is
today, where the country is, with the challenges before the country, we must bring
in other issues.
“We did it when we wanted to look for the national chairman
of our party. We went seeking for who we felt was the best that would help the
party.
“There are people who can provide solutions to the problems
of the country if you give them the opportunity.”
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