2023: Only PDP can Rescue Nigeria from Imminent Collapse – Saraki
POLITICS DIGEST – Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said Nigeria could collapse under the high cost of living and insecurity if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) does not gain power as quickly as possible.
Saraki said this on Monday when he and other PDP presidential aspirants embarked on another marathon leg of its consultations to Asaba, Benin, Port Harcourt and Uyo.
The four northern aspirants: Governors Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Bala Muhammad of Sokoto and Bauchi states respectively; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and erstwhile Managing Director of the FSB International Bank, Hayatudeen Muhammad, had initiated the move last month to rally their counterparts in the party to settle for a single presidential candidate ahead of the race next year.
Responding to their mission when they called on him at Government House, Benin on Monday, Governor Godwin Obaseki, of Edo state described their Initiative as “a new lease of life” for the party.
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Saraki said: “All of us are eminently qualified to rule this country. But we believe that this time only one person will win; and that person needs everybody to make Nigeria better. He needs everybody to fix this country. And, as we have shown, our interests are second to that of the country. And, for somebody who has always shown that as well, that is why we are coming here. This is our first visit to this part of the country.
“Millions of Nigerians are really going through hard times. As a party, we want to show that we are really committed to their interests. We have decided to make our interests secondary. We really want your support in this process. We think this is what will make our party ready for power in 2023, because at the end of the day, it is not a one man thing. We need everybody to turn this country around. That is why we are here.
“There is the need for the PDP to provide that platform to make things better for Nigeria. In doing that, more importantly, we have come to realise that the interest is more paramount than our own individual interests. As such, we have come out to say that we should work out a consensus arrangement, where we don’t all go to the field. And, we want that to go across all other aspirants under the platform of the party. We don’t want to dissipate our energy on just trying to get into power, but on how to make Nigeria better.”
