Various groups of youths from across the country in their hundreds stormed the venue of the APC convention in Abuja on Saturday and demanded that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, should declare his ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election without further delay.
The mammoth crowd of women, young professionals, and, other Nigerians, who wore Emefiele-branded colourful apparel, were led by the APC League of Young Professionals, Ethnic Youth Leaders’ Council, and the Emefiele Support Group.
The groups overran the convention ground with calls on the CBN governor, to contest Presidency in 2023.
Addressing the media, Mallam Kabir Buba, who spoke on behalf of the groups, reiterated the need for a worthy successor for President Buhari.
He argued that Nigeria cannot afford to miss the golden opportunity of electing a financial expert and globally renowned economist like Emefiele at this time in Nigeria’s history.
Buba further explained the type of leader Nigeria would deserve in 2023.
He said: “Such a successor must be a professional, loyal to the president, a technocrat, a patriot, and detribalised Nigerian.
“He must be one, who has been part of the progress recorded in this administration, and a less-controversial leader.
“Most importantly, he must be a unifier and peacebuilder, someone to douse the South-South quest for one more term and satisfy the Igbo agitations for the presidency.”
He added that Emefiele is the man that would continue to consolidate and expand the progressive legacies of President Buhari. He emphasised the CBN governor’s patriotism and his irrepressible commitment to the growth and development of the Nigerian economy.
Buba stated that the CBN Governor’s good character and attributes made him a worthy successor to the president.
“As an experienced economist with more than 26 years of commercial banking experience, Emefiele is well-equipped to place Nigeria amongst developed and wealthy nations in the world.”
He re-emphasised that Emefiele, having worked in the two political divides, appointed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government, and retained by the APC as the CBN governor, has continued to show great dedication and commitment regardless of political alliances.
Evildoers Didn’t Have Their Way Today, Says Oshiomhole
At the event, a former National Chairman of the APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, said the fact that the convention was held was an indication that evildoers did not have their way.
Speaking in a chat with journalists at the venue of the convention, the former Edo State governor expressed satisfaction with developments at the convention.
He said: “I am happy; I am excited that the party will be restored to the leadership position that it ought to be. We are democrats and our party is for the ordinary Nigerians. It is not a party of big men.
“For us to have our convention today shows that evildoers can have their plans but God has produced someone today. And we have more people of goodwill than the evil ones who wanted this convention to happen today,” Oshiomhole.
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