For the past 47 years, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been preparing for the position of Nigeria’s president.
But not so many Nigerians are aware of this until he said so himself on Sunday during a presidential debate hosted by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG).
The debate was orgnised in collaboration with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja.
At the debate, Senator Kwankwaso described himself as the best candidate to be Nigeria’s next president because he has put in 17 years as a civil servant and 30 years as a politician.
However, Senator Kwankwaso said he was not in a hurry to become Nigeria’s president.
“Kwankwaso is not the type who is in a hurry to be president.”
“In 2007, I was in the civil service for 17 years.”
“I was the deputy speaker, House of Representatives; I was in the Constitutional Conference; I was Governor and I was a Minister of Defence But I went back to Kano because I had an uncompleted job.
Integrity Is Critical
“So, I believe today, in terms of qualification, even health, capacity, and experience, of course,” the for governor of Kano Stat explained.
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Kwankwaso added: “The issue of integrity is very critical because that is what is lacking in most politicians in Nigeria, right from the council to the presidency.
“It is not easy because to prepare yourself to be a candidate you will need to make a lot of sacrifices.
“I thank almighty God that today, I am standing, and I believe Kwankwaso is the best candidate.
“I am the best person under our circumstances to be the president of Nigeria”.
It was a one-man debate, a situation most Nigerians have seen before.
Other major presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) did not show up for the presidential debate.
