The ANPP Presdential candidate and governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has attributed the dwindling fortunes of the country, to bad leadership.
A statement, signed by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Sule Yau Sule, said the governor stated this, while delivering a lecture at the Ekiti state University, Ado Ekiti, organised by the student union of the institution, according to the statement, Shekarau urged Nigerians, to pool their resources to elect credible leaders who can champion the cause of national development.
He maintained that, the present crop of leaders have failed Nigerians, saying, it is time for Nigerians to wake up and critically assess those seeking election into various elective positions in Nigeria with a view to voting for the best.
The presidential hopeful asserted that, the latest clamour for good governance at all levels, is a pointer to the loss of confidence in the present political leadership in the country.
“Nigerians should look out for dependable people with track record of achievements, who are ready to uphold the yearnings and aspirations of the electorate as their watchword”, the Governor advised.
Governor Shekarau lamented that the democratic process practised in Nigeria is not properly operated, arguing that, some selected few individuals hold the larger society to ransom by determining who becomes what in the country.
He stressed that, the time has come for Nigerians to wake up and bring about change in the leadership of the country so as to take the nation to the promised land, pointing out that the much – desired change is only possible with credible, respectable and patriotic leaders at the helm of affairs.
Shekarau, who enumerated the attributes of good governance, including, political stability, accountability, justice, fair play and zero tolerance for corruption, charged the citizens, to use their voter card wisely to effect positive transformation in the polity.
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti state University, Professor Dipo Kolawole said the university was a centre for the transfer of knowledge to one another hence engaging Governor Shekarau to share his experience on the way forward for Nigeria.
The president of the institution’s students union, Kehinde Usman Okunuga, lamented the development stalemate in the country, stressing the need to reverse the situation in the interest of national progress and development.
In another development, Governor Shekarau has charged the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa state Alhaji Usman Ahmed to remain committed and focused toward the realization of his ambition.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mallam Sule Yau Sule, said, Shekarau make the call, while speaking during a fund raising dinner for the candidate in Abuja.
Shekarau, who was the chairman of the occasion, maintained that, the task ahead was enormous and desirous of determination for the desired result to be achieved, saying that, the amount of resources available to the candidate, in order to face the challenge should matter to a certain extent, “but the most important thing is the candidate’s courage and confidence, to pursue his objective vigorously.”
He said that resources are not the issue if a candidate was competing with an incumbent Governor in his state and advised the Adamawa gubernatorial candidate to complement his electioneering efforts with prayers for divine support.
In his remarks, the National Chairman of the ANPP, Dr. Obgonnaya Onu, represented by the National financial secretary, Hajiya Fatima Muhammad, assured the candidate of support, urging him not to relent in the pursuit of his target.
