Opinion: Towards the Nigeria of Our Dreams, By Babajide Balogun
…as 2023 inches closer, the PDP must know that given the failure of the APC over the past years in governing the nation, the opportunity to reclaim Aso Rock is real. However, it must go beyond internal squabbles and political sophistry to ensure that a truly wanted and qualified candidate is presented to the Nigerian people.
The PDP must not be in a rush to support a candidate but embark on an intensive, sophisticated selection process that Nigerians can rally round and see as ‘Project 2023’ in terms of execution. And in this permutation and foresight comes the Atiku Abubakar candidacy. One issue that will become a subject of debate in 2023 will be the issue of power shift. While this will be seriously contested, it is however, a fact that the Wazirin Adamawa possesses the persona, appeal, humility, charisma, political and urbane nature to not only heal the nation of its divisions and strife, but given his antecedents to rally all Nigerians in a fair, just and equitable society where each and every Nigerian is proud to be a stakeholder in the Nigeria of our dream.
That Atiku will hit the ground running from day one, if he gets the presidency, is a fait accompli, and the reasons are not far fetched. Having sat as the head of Nigeria’s economic team, as well as our privatisation process, there is hardly any economic issue that the former vice president does not have his hands on.
Then comes the issue of acceptability, politics and followership. Till date, it remains to be seen which Nigerian politician is blessed with friends across all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria like Wazirin Adamawa is.
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