04/06/2022
A PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE COORDINATOR, MOVEMENT FOR BETTER NIGERIA, AMB. (DR.) PAUL DOWELLS ON THE FORTHCOMING PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS, APC, SLATED FOR JUNE 6-7, 2022, HELD AT RITA LORI HOTELS, GARKI, ABUJA ON 4/6/2022.
Distinguished Gentlemen of the Press,
As the call for President Mohammadu Buhari to name his preferred successor after 2023 intensifies; we, members of Movement For Better Nigeria, MFBN wish to state in clear terms that a tested and trusted man of charisma should be considered.
*We all know that the succession plan of every administration is as important as the administration itself, therefore as a group, poised to see a better Nigeria and ensure the sustainability of the giant strides of president Buhari led administration, we call on Mr President not to yield to pressure from some quarters to choose a candidate who does not have the capacity to lead the nation to it's desired destination or choose out of sentiments.
*As a group we want Mr President to ensure that which ever way the party chooses to nominate it's candidate either through consensus or direct primaries; nobody should be allowed to use money and resources to mesmerize the delegates which abet the corruption that his administration is known to fight against. The primaries should be a free, fair and credible.
*The president should consider the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo as his successor following his leadership qualities, loyalty and love to the present administration as exemplified during his temporary stay as the Acting President of Nigeria.
*Vice President Osinbajo within the period constituted the Presidential Task Force on Food Security mandated to reduce prices of food items in the country.
*He approved the award of N126 billion road projects spread across Kano, Bauchi, Adamawa, Kwara, Gombe, Enugu and Kaduna states. These are few to mention.
We are confident of the President's sagacity and sense of judgement because Prof. Osinbajo as Nigeria's Acting President has gained some good popularity among the Nigerian people and for the APC to sustain it's power, it MUST field a credible and refined candidate who will be able to contend with the opposition PDP and ensure that victory is gotten.
But, then, that can only be achieved if our brothers and sisters from the northern part of the country support him because one good turn deserves another and this is the turn of right choice which is Vice president Osinbajo.
Thank you
Ambs. (Dr.) Paul Dowells
De Fixer