By Akinwale Kasali
Following series of complains by Nigerians over the economic downturn of the Nation, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Presidential Candidate during the 2023 Presidential Election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has told Nigerians to shift its attention and trust to the NNPP.
The former Kano State Governor said that the NNPP is the best alternative for Nigerians over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“Speaking at the National Convention of the Party, Kwankwaso who have been enmeshed in crisis with the leadership of the NNPP which he brought to limelight said, in many parts of this country, especially in the North particularly in my own part of the North, so many people have been chased out of their homes and many have been killed.
“Some are in the bushes now in the forest under the forces of bandits and other criminals. And looks like many people don’t care.
“I believe it is only in this country that this sort of nonsense is happening. It is the responsibility of every government, responsible government to ensure peace of its people, “ he said.
Kwankwaso said that as former Miinister of Defence and a governor, he believed that Nigeria had the enough resources and manpower to ensure security for citizens, as well as build stronger and united country.
He congratulated the party for its achievements within a very short time of its formation and lauded stakeholders for speedy amendment of its constitution, slogan and logo from the National Convention.
He said that the development would pave way for its victory in future elections.
“Even my humble self, I found it very difficult to identify our logo during the last general election. That was why we thought it is very important for us to have a brand new logo for our party.
“In our party today we have this logo. You can see new Nigeria People’s Party written very clearly and NNPP very boldly.
“I believe that in the next elections nobody will be confused about our logo.
“ That is why we now have in our logo a book and academic chapter. And of course by the side of the book it is written education for all, meaning we will do whatever it takes like we did in Kano and elsewhere to ensure that every child in Nigeria goes to school,” he said.
Kwankwaso added that:
“We have taken note of the challenges of the day because in many states, especially in northern Nigeria, our children are not going to schools now because of insecurity, because of poverty and so on and so forth.
“So by implication, we are saying we will do whatever it takes to ensure security, and poverty are eradicated.
“We have all what it takes to do that, so that our education can flourish, so that every child will go to school, from primary to tertiary institution.”
He commended the party for electing him as its National Leader, pledging to ensure unity fairness and all party members.
“All our members will continue to have an internal democracy within the party so that everybody is given an opportunity to attain his or her potential, “ he said.
