A chief of the All Progressives
Congress, Rotimi Fashakin, said General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has pledged to
serve only one term four years if he is elected as the President of Nigeria in
2015.
Fashakin, who was the national
publicity secretary of the defunct CPC, told PUNCH that Buhari would do for
Nigeria what the late Nelson Mandela did for South Africa. He said the motive
behind Buhari’s fourth shot at the presidency was his desire to rescue Nigeria
from corruption, stabilise it and then hand over to a younger person, who has
the capacity to lead the country.
In his words: “Gen. Muhammadu Buhari would do a term of four
years then hand the power over to somebody younger. You can take that to the
bank. He is going to be the stabilising factor in Nigeria. Nigeria needs a
strong leader like Buhari, who is in the mould of Mandela, who stabilised South
Africa.
“That is what Buhari is going to do
and four years are enough for him to do that. After stabilising the nation, he
will hand over to somebody younger, whom he would have groomed. This is why we
are asking Nigerians to give Buhari a chance. He has the capacity, temperament
and courage to rescue and stabilise this country. Just four years of Buhari,
Nigeria will not remain the same.”
Fashakin added
that it would be a disservice to the nation if Buhari is denied the chance of
governing the country in 2015.
He assured that there is no doubt
that Buhari would defeat Goodluck Jonathan at the February 14, 2015
presidential election, adding that most of those who voted Jonathan in 2011
would vote Buhari in 2015.
He said, “In article 20 of the APC
constitution, consensus is the most preferred way of choosing our leaders
because in consensus all interests are considered. That is democracy. It’s a
welcome development that we are working towards a consensus.
“We pray that the best will happen
in that scenario so that Nigerians can be given the benefit of enjoying a new
lease of life come 2015.”
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