Former Buhari’s Minister, Shittu Warns President Against Imposing Presidential Candidate On Ruling APC
Adebayo Shittu, the former Minister of Communications under President Muhammadu Buhari, has spoken out against the president’s purported intention to impose a successor on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of next week’s presidential primary poll.
On Channels TV on Wednesday, Shittu cautioned that any attempt by President Buhari to do so could backfire.
The ex-minister was replying to President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to the Progressive Governors’ Forum at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.
Shittu advised that the president not impose a candidate on the party, instead allowing delegates to choose their favorite choice.
“I will appeal to Mr President to appeal to our governors that they should, as democrats, as progressives, ensure that a level playing field is provided for all aspirants. Let delegates from every nook and cranny of this country have an opportunity to make their choices so that Nigerians will see that we are doing better than the other parties.
“We have had several states in the past where governors attempted to bring in their preferred candidates over and above what is equitable and it has backfired.
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“It is not a standard that we must try to build on. We are a democratic party and the fact that some governors have in the past imposed candidates cannot be a justification for us to continue to perpetuate anti-democratic (acts).
“They should not bamboozle people, they should not intimidate, they should not do anything that will compromise the right to fairness in bringing in new candidates.”
Shittu said the 2023 election would be different from the previous ones as there are stronger candidates on parade now.
“In 2019, it was essentially a two-party affair but this year, with what we have seen with the NNPP coming up, with Labour Party coming up with a very strong candidate in Peter Obi. We must appreciate that actions will naturally have consequences.
“We must learn from our circumstances, we must learn from our environment and know that it may not be as easy as we think. We must also be warned now that the youths are coming up, stronger and more agitated for change.
“We must be able to give the impression to the general public, particularly the youths, that we are being fair to all aspirants and that as democrats, as progressives, we are not giving the impression that some people are being pampered above others,” he said.
