PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA!
The only party that is strongly capable of removing the incumbent political party(APC) from power of the presidency.
Before now, the party had thirteen presidential candidates and for me, I had a favorite candidate which was senator "Saraki" based on personal assertions of his ruling prowess.
Not to mention that he was a two term governor of sokoto state, and the current Senate President. Attempts have been made to take him off the seat, but he stood his ground (just to mention but a few).HERE ARE THE RESULTS BELOW:
Result of PDP Primaries in Porthacourt.
- Invalid - 68
- Jonah Jang- 19
- Dati Ahmed - 05
- David Mark - 35
- Kabiru Turaki- 65
- Sule Lamido- 96
- Attahiru Bafarawa - 48
- Dankwambo - 111
- Ahmed Makarfi - 74
- Rabiu Kwankwaso - 158
- Bukola Saraki- 317
- Aminu Tambuwal - 693
- Atiku Abubakar- 1653
Total Votes= 3,274
WHAT CAN HE OFFER ?
I am not a political analyst but I vehemently say that in Nigeria, based on our political history and records of past leaders, when an individual has persistently chased a particular political seat and eventually gets it, he or she tends to rule in favor of a group of persons called " political cabals", against the will of the masses. This is simply because, these political cabals must have helped put him or her in power and would have placed certain conditions that must be met.
Also, we all know that political campaigns require lots and lots of money to run and the cabals must have invested /borrowed or loaned out so much money just to support their candidate.
However, I am not saying or concluding that my favorite candidate should have been the best option, neither am I saying that the elected PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S flag bearer will rule badly, but I am saying that based on the records of our past political leaders, there are very high chances that Nigerians are heading towards the same mistakes made in the past which leaves us going in circles without a single hope for change to the devastating economic situation in the country.
They Atiku is known to have a record of "highest employer of labor", even more than dangote (the richest man in africa) which will boost money flow in the country.
But I say what we actually need in this country is not necessarily money to flow, but we need a president that will take out time to see to it that there's development in each nd every state in the country.
We need a leader that will give appointments not on sentiments but on qualifications.
Yet again, who am I to decide and who am I to preach?... I only have my pen and I must write. People have said that the current PDP flag bearer stands a better chance to over throw the incumbent power, but after that... WHAT NEXT?
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