By David Lawani
The Governor of Kogi State and also a presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yahaya Bello has stated that he will be glad to unite and secure the nation if elected president of Nigeria saying he is best prepared among the aspirants to lead the country.
Bello who was in the party national secretariat in Abuja to pick his expression of interest and nomination forms said now that he has gotten his EOI, he will be excited to see Nigerians rally behind him to ensure he delivers on his promises to them.
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He said: ” I am aware Nigerians from all works of life joined me today to celebrate and as such one or two skirmishes are expected but since I’m the man of the moment, I will be clad to unite and secure this country. I’m urging each and every one of you to put it behind us and let us roll together in the joy of today and by the special grace of God we shall take care of the rest.
” We give glory to God almighty the creator of the universe who has created today and made today a reality. Today I have with me my nomination and expression of interest forms to contest as the presidential flagbearer of this great party the All Progressives Congress. Today we are happy, Nigerians are happy and the party is happy.
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” Right now what we have ahead of us is the task of canvassing and consulting all party faithfuls, leaders, stalwarts, members and even all Nigerians at home and in the diaspora. Give us your support to emerge as the flagbearer of this great party come 30th and 31st of May 2023 and by the grace of God I shall become victorious and the party shall become victorious”, he noted.
On the question of Nigerians are happy and what he will bring to the table to change the narrative, the Governor said: ” Yahaya Bello is coming on the table and restoring hope to entire Nigeria and the entire black race, Africa as a continent and the entire black people across the world. That is the hope we are bringing on board to unite, to secure, and to put our country and its people on the path of progress and prosperity.
” That is the beauty of democracy. In democracy anybody can support anyone but I am assuring you that our great party, the APC is a party that has its own ethics, rules and regulations and I know surely that all of these are in my favour and I am not in anyway scared of the pedigree of anyone whatsoever. I am confident that I am in the majority, I have the women, I have the youth, I have the people living with disabilities and they are all behind me. I have leaders, I have followers and above all, I God almighty”, he said.
