A member of the House of Representatives, Shamsudeen
Dambazau, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Bola Tinubu, is physically fit to be president, urging Nigerians to vote for
him in the forthcoming general elections.
According to Dambazau, who is representing Takai/Sumaila
Federal Constituency in Kano State at the House, Tinubu has proved his fitness
by dancing to ‘Buga’, a hit song by Nigerian pop singer, Kizz Daniel, which has
its unique dance style.
Several prominent Nigerians, including the Vice-President,
Prof Yemi Osinbajo, have been seen singing and dancing to the song at different
fora, especially political campaign rallies.
The lawmaker, who is the son of a former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Minister of Interior, Lieutenant-General Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), while fielding questions from journalists covering the House in Abuja on Thursday, was asked if he felt Tinubu was fit for the job.
Responding, he said, “Tinubu is healthy. There is nothing
wrong with him. If you remember last night, (Tinubu’s running mate) Kashim
Shettima even mentioned that he (Shettima) is diabetic and has hypertension but
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no ailment. He is very fit. Did you not see him dancing
Buga? He is well. There is nothing wrong with him.”
Dambazau urged the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to set performance targets for service chiefs and other heads of
security agencies, in the wake of the growing insecurity in the country.
According to him, setting the target will allow the
replacement of those in charge of security, if they fail to secure the country.
The lawmaker partly said, “Insecurity has been something
that has been rearing its ugly head since around 2008. It is something that has
been ongoing but I think we started to feel the bite around 2009 when (leader
of the then Islamic sect, Boko Haram) Mohammed Yusuf was captured and handed
over to the police and was executed extra-judicially at that time.
“So, we have made progress now because I recall that between
2014 and the end of 2015…for that period, I refused to go for any Eid prayer. I
used to go for Friday prayers. I stayed at home or went to the barracks to
pray. But now, since around 2016, I have not missed any Eid prayer. I have not
missed a Jumaat prayer. So that speaks a lot.”
The lawmaker recalled the several places attacked by
terrorists in Abuja during the period, saying, “Now the insecurity has become
something that is in isolated pockets, but it is still being addressed.”
He added, “I think so far so good, this government has done
very well. There is room for improvement. More can be done. I think people
should be held accountable. There should be set targets, because if you do not
have a performance target, then, there is no way to review to see how well you
have been doing.
“The security agencies have a task to perform. And that task
is to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians. If you are not doing what
you are supposed to do, you should get changed. That is how it should go so
that people would be on top of their game.
“There is no sentiment in play here, so the government is
not playing. They have targets that have been given to the security agencies to
ensure that Nigerians can exercise their right to vote and put in leaders that
they believe would be able to usher this country into the next phase that we
want to.”
Dambazau stressed the need for Nigerians to come together as
a country and be in unison. He urged them to remove tribal sentiments and
religious bigotry “and understand the country is not for just us alone.”
He partly said, “Our leaders need to understand that they
should eat last. We need to put the needs of the country forward. That is why I
am here today to tell you, without mincing words, that Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the
man that has the gravitas; he is the man that has the experience to take care
of all these issues that are disturbing Nigerians, be them trivial, be them
controversial, be them sensitive…to be able to put people together, to be able
to douse all tensions in different sectors, in different regions of Nigeria.
“I promise you that with the circumstances here, if you know
about the spoiler effect, then, you already know that, clearly, APC has already
won this election by God’s grace come February 2023.”
“All the issues Nigerians are concerned about are being
addressed, have been addressed and would be addressed by the incoming
government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. We would vote in a strong
government that would bring strong policies, stronger institutions, and
economic stability for Nigerians to prosper and enjoy the fruits of our land.”
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