Agency Report

By Muhammad Tijjani

Loyalty Youth Talent Foundation, an NGO, has appealed to political party leaders and delegates to embrace only aspirants who are passionate about humanity, to contest the 2023 presidential elections from their political parties.

The Foundation’s spokesperson and an Activist, Sunday Asuku, told newsmen in Kaduna that Nigeria, as a complex country, needed a leader who was not in love with money and other material things.

He said Nigeria as a country “approaching the valley of decisions and choices in the coming 2023 general elections, would determine the fate of it’s citizens for the next four or eight years.

“This is a period of great concern; if political parties and their delegates did not project capable hands or the citizens fail to recognise candidates who are passionate about humanity, then we will continue to face compounding challenges as a nation.

“As young Nigerians, we have taken it upon ourselves to go through the track record of the aspirants and have reached a logical conclusion.

“After extensive research and consultation, we found that out of those vying for Presidency, some are aspirants while some are candidates.

“We have carefully studied their track records on how some managed states, ministries and personal businesses, how they engaged in administrative rascality and abuse of power.

“Those who have bad records should not be encouraged or considered, those caught in the web of corruption should be rejected.

“We have trusted some of these leaders in the past and they betrayed our trust, forgetting that trust is the most expensive factor; we must think of a competent hand that can rekindle the hope of Nigeria.

“We need a leader who will prioritise education and ready to bring out the best in Nigerian youths, a leader that understands that the sole responsibility of government is to secure the lives and properties of citizens”.

Asuku, however, said some of the vying aspirants had shown capacities while serving as state governors, ministers and appointees, noting that they would certainly do better if given the opportunity to lead Nigeria.

He appealed to party leaders and delegates to see beyond next general elections and consider the next generation, as they would either enjoy or pay the price of the decision they would make.

“Party leaders and delegates should see beyond money bags, they shouldn’t sell their conscience, they must give us the best and secure the future of Nigeria,” Asuku said.

Asuku also appealed to the leaders of various political parties to allow a free contest at all levels.

He called on Nigerians to have conscience as their parties by believing more in personalities with respect to their track records and political antecedents.

The Foundation’s analysis of candidates to the public, who according to them, could do better in Nigeria’s leadership include Gov. Nasir El-Rufai and Bola Tinubu.

Others were Godswill Akpabio, Babagana zulum, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Peter Obi, Aminu Tambuwal, Rabi’u kwankwaso, Yahaya Bello, and Abubakar Saraki.(NAN)

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Edited by Idris Abdurrahman

2023 : I’m only PDP presidential aspirant to win APC– Wike

NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

May 15, 2022 6:26 AM

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers and PDP presidential aspirant on Saturday, said that he remained the only PDP aspirant that could win against the ruling APC.