By Sylvester Thompson
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress(ADC), Mr Dumebi Kachikwu has said that the APC has failed Nigerians monumentally by presenting a sick candidate as presidential candidate.
Kachikwu said this during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
He opined that candidates with significant cognitive disabilities should stay away from contesting for political positions, causing unnecessary embarrassments and making a mockery of the entire political process.
“Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu has no business being in this race or continuing this race.
“He has said it is his turn and I agree, it is his turn to do the honourable thing and withdraw from this race.
I call on his family, his party, the APC and President Buhari to prevail on him to do the right thing,” Kachikwu said.
The ADC presidential candidate urged the INEC to take their responsibilities seriously
by conducting a free and fair elections.
He alleged that there was widespread voter inducement taking place at rallies all over the country and that the INEC should be aware of this.
He noted that there was too much at stake in the upcoming election for Nigeria and Nigerians such that the country won’t afford another heartbreak.
Kachikwu argued that it was tragic that barely one month to the presidential elections, myriad issues that plague the nation have not been debated by the presidential candidates.
” How do we fix our economy other than just saying from consumption to production?
” Produce what, where and when? We can’t continue to deceive our youths and generality of Nigerians with cliches and nice sounding phrases.
“How do we solve our energy crisis? Is it okay for Nigerians to perennially queue for fuel or live in darkness in the year 2023?,” he queried.
He also spoke about issues of unemployment, housing, infrastructural deficit, security and how or when they would be discussed or debated in detail for the populace to understand what was at stake at the elections.
According to him : “Our nation is in serious trouble, any presidential candidate who thinks he can preside over this nation without a clearly articulated plan on how to fix our problems from day one is living in Lalaland.”
” The over 120 million poor Nigerians who carry the burden of our failures are rumbling.
” When this rumbling will turn into an earthquake, no one knows. God help us all when the earthquake comes,” he said.