May 19, (THEWILL) – Former President of the Federal Republic, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that what Nigerians need most is God’s will and will certainly have that in 2023.
Obasanjo stated this while receiving in courtesy, All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential hopeful, Senator Godswill Akpabio and members of his campaign organisation in his Presidential Library, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to the former president, “I thank God for this respect you have accorded me with this visit. As you have rightly said, I can die fighting injustice the way I did in your case when you wanted to be the governor of Akwa Ibom State. And you never disappointed me in that office. Since then, you have been going from strength to strength.”
In a press statement endorsed by the chief press secretary to Chief Godswill Akpabio, Mr Jackson Udom and made available to THEWILL correspondent in Uyo, Obasanjo was quoted as saying that Akpabio is the right man to take Nigeria and indeed Africa to their rightful position in the global space.
“A lot has been said about Nigeria and you are absolutely right that if Nigeria does well, Africa and the black race will do well. You have done it before in your state and can do it for Nigeria. I believe God has a plan for your life and my prayer is that your desires be in tandem with God’s will and purpose for Nigeria. Your name has something to do with your destiny and may God’s will be done in your life.
“Nigeria needs Godswill and Godswill will it get in 2023. I thank members of your campaign organisation, I believe you are here with him because you know Nigeria needs Godswill and Godswill Nigeria will have, for if we don’t, it will be a disaster to us”, he noted.
He, however, mentioned that he does not belong to any political party, saying that he is for all people.
“I am no more into partisan politics, I pray that God gives us a team leader and coordinator of people as the next president.
“No individual can do it. No single political party can solve Nigeria’s challenges. Any aspirant, who is not thinking that way, must start now. We need a team player. We need an all inclusive government made up of Nigerians with proven track record in public service.
*I believe we can get out of insecurity and create a conducive economic atmosphere for foreign investors to come in into the country, if we have the right person in place”, the elder statesman prayed.
Earlier in his speech, Presidential hopeful, Senator Akpabio, stated that he stepped into the race to improve on the legacies of the past and present leaders which Obasanjo is one of them.
“I want to be judged on my records and not on where I come from or religious belief. We have stepped out to say let God’s will be done. Godswill brought a lot of transformation to Akwa Ibom State, security and religious harmony and that is what I seek to replicate in Nigeria when given the opportunity”,
Akpabio promised.
Akpabio, however, described the former president’s position in the country and beyond as transcending political boundaries, saying that any aspiring leader who has not paid homage to him cannot go far.
“No political party should own you. You must speak for all of us. You belong to Nigeria and that is why we are here. Your interest remains Nigeria”, he declared.
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