The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has asked Nigerians to
support Rabiu Kwankwaso, its presidential candidate, to “rescue” the country.
The party said this in a statement issued by Rufa’i Alkali,
the NNPP national chairman, on Monday.
Alkali urged Nigerians to reject “it is my turn” politics,
and support Kwankwaso to win the presidency.
“Undoubtedly, our economy is in dire straits. Prices of
goods and services have continued to escalate unabated. These factors have
direct implications for low-income earners and the poor masses of Nigerians,”
the statement reads.
“Nonetheless, our
nation is undergoing a transition period leading to the general elections
within the next few months. Nigerians are hoping that the situation of the
country will begin to turn around for the better while we are also working hard
and praying as leaders and major stakeholders that things should turn around
for the better.
“As we move towards the 2023 General Elections, we do hope
that the challenges we face today will serve as lessons for all Nigerians not
to repeat the grievous mistakes of 2015.
“Nigerians do not need tribal leaders. We do not need ethnic
champions and certainly, we do not need religious bigots; the very people who
drove this country to the brink of near collapse. Nigerians deserve and demand
the kind of leaders who can lead the whole country as one nation, one people
with common destiny within the African Continent. Nigerians say no to ‘This is
My Turn’ politics!
The NNPP chairman commended the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) for efforts to improve the electoral process, and
urged the commission to avoid mistakes that might threaten the credibility of
the 2023 polls.
“We commend the INEC for doing everything possible to
modernise and transform the Nigerian election system despite all the challenges
and obstacles. We trust INEC will continue to record even more overwhelming
successes as it continues to introduce new technologies and modern strategies
into the election process,” the party said.
“It must however do everything possible to avoid unnecessary
mistakes that might threaten the credibility of the elections.
“We in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are pleased to
present to you our Presidential Candidate, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Ph.D., for
the 2023 presidential election. This is a leader you can trust, a patriot, a
go-getter, an achiever, a leader with compassion, and a leader with impeccable
and unquestionable records of service to his fatherland.
“We are determined to
rescue our nation and save our democracy.”
Meanwhile, the NNPP chairman’s statement on rejecting “it is
my turn” politics appears to be directed at Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the latter’s comment prior to the
party’s presidential primary.
In June 2022, Tinubu, while addressing his supporters in
Ogun state on why he deserved the APC presidential ticket, had said “emi lo
kan”, meaning “it is my turn”.
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