By Amid preparations for the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Senate President and presidential hopeful, Ahmad Lawan has appealed to the delegates to help him emerge as the party’s flagbearer for the 2023 elections.
Lawan made the call in an open letter on Wednesday, where he urged the delegates to vote for a leader “with no-baggage” that would lead and not rule Nigerians, other than a politician.
“A vital component of any logical, efficient and authentic evaluation of a person involves assessing past behavior. The key here is that one’s best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. If one has always done something a certain way, they are likely to do that same thing in the same manner in the future. The same goes for how one navigates or pillages in leadership. Thus, as you, the delegates, are determining the APC party presidential flag bearer, it is important to look at past behavior to elicit what behaviors, avarice and rapacity candidates have exhibited in the past. It is important for you to access all candidates along this parameter,” he wrote.
The Senate President also boasted that he is prepared to deliver the dreams of the delegates, saying he would offer his heart, integrity and dedication to serve Nigeria and right the wrongs of the nation.
The presidential hopeful added, “I give you my word that I shall not fail you. To this end, I ask for your precious votes and your dedication to our party, APC, and to our motherland. I give you my word that, given the privilege of carrying the APC Presidential ticket, I will represent you with pride, courage, equity, endurance, faith, conviction, devotin to you all and the country we love with all our hearts. I give you my word that I will strive to take the APC presidential ticket nomination you will hopefully give to me and turn it into a landslide win in the 2023 general elections.”
Lawan’s appeal comes barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari met with the 22 APC governors and urged for their support in choosing his successor ahead of the next general polls.
“In keeping with the established internal policies of the party and as we approach the convention in a few days, therefore, I wish to solicit the reciprocity and support of the governors and other stakeholders in picking my successor, who would fly the flag of our party for election into the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023,” Buhari had said.
Meanwhile, the ruling party’s presidential primary is scheduled for June 6 to 8, with 23 aspirants jostling for the ticket.
