A former member of the House of Representatives from Bauchi State, Hamisu Muazu Shira, says he is in full support of the clarion calls on Governor Bala Mohammed to run for president come 2023.
The former federal lawmaker made his position known in a press statement issued to journalists Tuesday in Bauchi.
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Shira said he and his colleagues from the states of the North East will support the governor by seeking for the votes of Nigerians in his favor in the forthcoming presidential election.
He said due to the commitment of Governor Bala Mohammed towards infrastructural development, if given the opportunity, he will bring development in terms of road networks nationwide, housing and critical sectors of the nation’s economy.
“Having known Senator Bala Mohammed and his leadership qualities, he is capable and should be called upon to contest presidential election especially since we in the North East we have not produced president,” he said.
On which zone should produce the next president, Shira described the position of the Southern Governors asking North to concede 2023 presidency as unconstitutional, undemocratic, and unacceptable.
“I hereby disagree with the resolution of the Southern Governors meeting in Lagos to the effect that the North should simply allow the South to produce the next President of Nigeria come 2023 presidential elections,” he said.
The former federal lawmaker added that southern governors should not demands for a whole, larger half of the country be shut out of the presidential race on mere and flimsy excuse of inconsequential sentiments.
Shira said there are eminent Nigerian citizens in every part of the country and therefore the North East still has qualified human political materials who have ambition to serve the nation at the highest level of political office.
He said, however, being a loyal and obedient person, if former President Goodluck Jonathan is interested to contest again, Governor Bala Mohammed will have no option than not to contest the position.
Shira therefore called on Nigerians to consider Governor Bala Mohammed as their next president in 2023 to enable them work out plans of addressing the numerous challenges facing the country.
