The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant and Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, yesterday formally declared his intention to occupy the nation’s top job come 2015.
Kwankwaso made his declaration public and formally at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja where he listed corruption as an area that he would focused on if elected into office as president of the country. He is confident he has the wherewithal to tackle the multifaceted problems bedeviling the country.
He remains adamant that the APC is the party to change the country for good and should be given the chance.“Change, positive change, is possible. Change, progressive change is doable, and we are the agents of this change. We are the Change! We should not only make it possible, we must make it achievable. Yes, we must,” he said, noting: “APC that has what it takes not only to stop this misrule of the PDP but also to reverse the stinking rot and decay that is suffocating our country. Our party is the only party that is built with Nigeria and Nigerians in focus. This is expressed succinctly in the ten commitments of the APC and also encapsulated concisely in the mission statement of our party.
“We are the only party that practices internal democracy that believes in equal rights, values our cultural diversities, respects our religious varieties, abides by the rule of law, and believes in free and fair election as the only lifeline for sustaining democratic legitimacy.”
He expressed his dismay at the level of decay in the country as he had this to say “Every facet of our national life is deteriorating: governance has been reduced to mediocrity; incompetence and impunity. I have no doubt in my mind that this journey is difficult and arduous. I have no illusion about the enormity of the challenges. But to save our country, we must walk the journey, however, difficult and must confront to defeat all the challenges, however, monstrous. Yes, we must!
Among dignitaries at the occasion held at the old parade ground in Abuja were Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (Lagos), Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), former governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Abubakar Audu (Kogi), senators Chris Ngige, George Akume, Senate Minority Leader and Abubakar Baraje.
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