Some opposition candidates who participated in the 2023
presidential election have made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to consider
them for appointment in his government of unity.
The plea was made when the candidates, under the aegis of
Forum of Concerned Presidential Candidates, paid a courtesy visit to the
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi
Ganduje, at the party secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.
The delegation comprised the presidential candidate of
Action Peoples Party, Charles Nnadi; his counterpart in National Rescue
Movement, Felix Osakwe; All Progressives Grand Alliance flag bearer, Prof Peter
Umeadi, Action Democratic Party Vice Presidential Candidate, Dr Odey Udo and
the leader of the team, Adewale Adeogun.
In his speech, Osakwe disclosed that they are not known to
practice politics with bitterness, stressing that it was evident by their
refusal to jump on the bandwagon of candidates dragging the president to the
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the wake of the poll result.
Consequently, the NRM candidate demanded they be drafted into the campaign councils for the November 11 elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States, stressing that they are willing to offer their services to the president in the spirit of inclusive politics.
He said, “I feel Mr chairman you will be the right person to
lead us to meet with Mr. President. So that we can air our own views in his
presence and also to let him know that it is not all the presidential
candidates that were against him. We chose not to go to court because this is
Nigeria. We are here to thank you and God.
“The former presidential candidates are willing to offer our
services to this country. We have a demand and it is for the party. That a slot
in the campaign council for the Governorship elections should be made available
to us. Those of us who have piloted this held a meeting. And we are asked to
demand from you a presence in the campaign Council. We believe that our job is
much more wanted now as we prepare to go into the polls in the three states in
November.
“I am to submit two names to the chairman. And we believe by
your power and by the special grace of God, it shall be done with your help. We
will do our best to make sure that the three states that are going for the
polls succeed. And with what we have been doing, we are going to mobilise our
parties in those states for your party.”
Reacting, Ganduje applauded the team for supporting the
president’s ideology of inclusive politics and government of national unity.
The APC national chairman also reassured the delegation that
he would present their demand to the president.
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