From Yakubu Busari, Jos
Dr Bukola Saraki
Former President Senate and two-time Governor of Kwara State, Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has vowed to bring an end to the challenges of insecurity in Nigeria, particularly the North Central geo-political zone if given the mandate as President of the country in 2023.
Sen.Saraki spoke in Jos, the Plateau state capital while canvassing for the support of all the North Central states for an overwhelming mandate as delegates to enable clinch the upcoming presidential primaries of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
According to him ,”it is only the sons and daughters of the North Central zone of Nigeria that can fix the challenges of insecurity in the affected states of Plateau ,Benue ,Kwara ,Niger, the FCT and Nasarawa states.
“I challenge you all delegates to the PDP presidential convention to join hands and ‘fix Nigeria’ by voting me to win the party’s presidential ticket.
He said, it was time for the people of North Central zone join hand to take over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria .
The presidential aspirant was in Jos ,the Plateau state capital to seeking for the PDP delegates be part as he embark tour of the country to meet with the PDP national delegates, ahead of the convention which is scheduled to hold 27-28 of May, 2022.
Saraki, who regretted the state of infrastructure decay around the country, expressed worry about the insecurity and threatening the thread of unity in the country, saying his ‘fix Nigeria’ presidential philosophy is a paradigm to restore the old glory of the country in which economic stability and inclusive politics made the country truly the giant of Africa.
The former President of the Senate, who arrived the Yakubu Gowon International Airport, Heipang, at about 2pm on Tuesday, paid a courtesy call on former Plateau State Governor, Jonah David Jang, at his Du home in Jos south, before he was accompanied to the party secretariat by the State party Chairman, Chris Hassan.
