The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan has received the All Progressives Congress (APC) N100 million nomination form to run for President in 2023 from a group, the National Stability Project in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The group led by Chief Sam Nkire said they bought the form for the Senate President, describing him as a stabilizer that Nigeria needs at the moment.
Chief Nkire said membership of the National Stability Project cuts across the 36 States of the Federation and 774 local government areas of Nigeria.
“After thorough research on all those that have signified their interests in the race vis-a-vis the challenges on the ground, we felt that a stabilizer is needed and saw that stabilising factor and qualities in the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Ahmad Lawan.
“With him, Nigeria will surely be taken to the next level on all fronts. He has done it in the National Assembly and he will do better if given the opportunity to serve at the highest level,“ he said.
Speaking on zoning, Mr Nkire said if APC fronts a presidential candidate from the South, the party may go extinct.
“Every politician is in politics to win, it is PDP that is driving us to do this. We have said so, we don’t want PDP to take the government from us. If you give the position to a southerner and PDP gives a northerner, APC will go into the wilderness, I’m not ready to go to the wilderness.“
Accepting the offer, the Senate President described the moment as memorable and Historic and indeed a Clarion call to serve.
“Today is a special day with the Clarion call made on me to serve by Nigerians through the movement known as National Stability Project.
“Nigeria needs to be taken to the next level on positive templates and I’m ready to help in facilitating that. This is our journey, & every hand must be on deck. I won’t circumvent the rules but will go from door to door for the required buy-in, of Nigerians on this project
“I place my trust fully, totally and completely on the Almighty God in my commitment of taking Nigeria to the next level,“ he explained.
Senator Lawan thanked the National Stability Project movement for the call and the form donated to him, promising not to disappoint them and other Nigerians.
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