BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The Director General , Unified Northern Nigeria Youths Forum (UNNYF) , Dr. Ibrahim Bature said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CNB) Governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele is the most suitable and competent APC presidential candidate for the forth 2023 general elections.
Dr. Bature made the call on Tuesday during a press conference held at the NUJ Press Center Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
He described Emefiele as a decent and knowledgeable Nigerian that has the Interest and ability to lead the country to greater heights and boost agricultural sector among others.
“Nigeria today need Dr. Emefiele to revolutionalize Nigeria as an agro- based country to a Sustainable economy”, he said.
The DG further enjoined the youth to rally round Dr. Godwin Emefiele as 2023 APC Presidential Candidate based on his past impressive track of records.
The Spokesperson of UNNFY, Aliyu Muhammad Sani noted that ,”no one can stop an ideology whose time has come. Our call for Emefiele to contest 2023 presidency is ideological”.
“The Unified Northern Nigeria Youths Forum wants to clear the air on why it has chosen Dr Godwin Emefiele to contest the 2023 presidency.
“For record purpose, our organization is a Northern based coalition, of over 40 Northern groups who have membership with their voters’ registers card in all Polling units, Wards, States of the North and FCT Abuja with the power to determine who will get our votes for the 2023 presidential elections.
“This coalition is mostly made up of like-minds who believe in the unity and brotherhood of Nigeria, definitely, we have no country other than Nigeria, therefore, we must do everything possible, within our legal powers to make Nigeria the home we cherish the most.
“Our call for a private sector player or presidency from Igbo extraction is to show the political relevance of the Igbos as an indivisible, united and integral part that makes one Nigeria, under the umbrella of the federal character sharing formula.
“Should Dr Godwin Emefiele agree to run and he is elected president, over 100 million Nigerians will be made millionaires in his first four years, Nigeria will once again flourish and dreams of our founding fathers shall come to be. This the first time in Nigeria we are trying to do something different, by calling on someone to lead us, a call based on ideology, not ethnicity, religion, or wealth but merit and ideas.
“These are ideas that will bring innovations, innovations that will lead to critical development in all sectors, laying solid foundation for our business to thrive, so we can secure our future and that of the next generation, with much hope of investment and attraction from other part of the world.
“It’s a collective call for all concerned Nigerians. Nigeria needs Emefiele, and we are urging all and sundry to call on him to run. On no account should we allow the selfish ambitions of individuals to jeopardize the future of this country. Emefiele is the future of this country, he is Nigeria’s economic reality, his ideas, innovations and interventions are the fuel to drive Nigeria to the promise land,” The spokesman said.
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