Yerima Shettima, National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Friday, warned against recycling of old, weak, and sick Nigerians as president ahead of 2023 presidential election.
Shettima, In a statement he signed and issued to DAILY POST, Shettima said even though democracy democracy gives everyone right to contest, it does not encourage a weak, tired, unproductive and politically compromised leader.
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He said: “Going forward, the AYFC will never allow the recycling of old, weak and sick citizens as leaders of this nation, moreso in a fast-changing and competitive world.
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“Much as democracy gives everyone the right to contest for any elective office, it does not encourage the emergence of tired, weak, politically compromised, sick and overly unproductive persons as leaders of this modern society”.
Shettima’s comment is coming at a time when speculations are rife that Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of All Progressive Congress, APC and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar may contest for the presidency in 2023.
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