Daily Trust
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been challenged to scout for a candidate who “can get the job done by uniting the country”, not a “kindergarten President.
Segun Showunmi, former Spokesman to the PDP presidential candidate in 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, gave the charge in Abeokuta, Ogun State, following the meeting of the PDP governors held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The PDP governors have reportedly held several meetings on how to produce a consensus presidential candidate ahead of next year elections.
But Showunmi in a statement made available to Daily Trust in Abeokuta, told the governors that the would be candidate should be someone who has the capacity to turn Nigeria around, by the time President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office.
According to him, by the time President Buhari is done, there would be so much challenges that Nigerians especially youths won’t tolerate “a kindergarten president and commander in chief.”
Showunmi, who is a governorship aspirant in Ogun State, also cautioned governors and PDP leaders on zoning of the presidential ticket.
He said “The would-be candidate to be backed. One major consideration must be who can get the job done, who can unite the country, who can assemble a great team and who can hit the ground running from day one. By the time the APC government of President Buhari is done, we will be in so much debt. The value of our Naira will be so low, underemployment and unemployment will be so high, the desperation of a high youth population will be so high that we can least afford a kindergarten president and commander in chief.
“Everyone wants to be President after Buhari but not everyone can do the work that a post-Buhari President will be called upon to do. Presidential powers and privileges mean nothing if the prerequisite experience is absent. We cannot jump from frying pan to fire.”
Speaking on zoning, he said “By 2023, three zones will be most eligible – South East, North East and North Central. We must avoid the danger of a baton passing between just the North West and the South West. This is way too risky. With the…
