The Governors under the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) under the All Progressive Congress (APC), has spoken on the desire of the former Lagos State governor, Chief Bola Tinubu and that of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to succeed President Buhari in 2023.
Campaign have already began for Tinubu, El-Rufai and others by some support groups, but none of them have come out to declare his ambition to become the President.
Sanwo-Olu the Governor of Lagos State, while answering questions after the meeting between the APC Governors and Commissioners of Information, in Abuja stated that the duo have the right to seek power.
Kadri Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State who represented Sanwo-Olu said “It is everybody’s dream and it is also okay to dream. The reality is that INEC will have to come with timetable and schedule of activities first.
“What these people are doing does not mean it will work. I have not seen any campaign office in Lagos and I do not know whether there is also in Kaduna. I have never seen it but that doesn’t mean it does not exist. It is the essence of democracy.
“We all signed up for constitutional democracy and I have the right to bring anybody together and say I want to be president. So, whatever I do as long as its does not negatively affect any human being, its okay.
“We all say we want democracy and if some people gather and say they want to be President in 2040, I will say goodluck but we must first of all pray that God preserves their alive.
“For me, I will not worry about it, so long as the gathering is not negative to the development of Nigeria. It is part of democracy, I won’t worry about it”, he concluded.
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