Nigerian problem is anchored on leadership – Bala Muhammed

The Bauchi State Governor and a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party have described the problem of the country to be leadership recruitment.

He made this known in Awka, on Friday, when he addressed members of the PDP in Anambra State ahead of the party’s presidential primaries.

According to him, if the country’s leadership was fair and just, Nigeria would be better for it.

“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I am standing here before you, offering myself to serve and return Nigeria to greater height and greatness. With you, we will rebuild and relaunch this country so that we can regain our national pride.

“If you are voting as delegates, vote wisely. If you have a better person, vote him or her. If I am not the best, don’t vote for me. But I know I am best.”  Muhammed said.

He urged Nigerians to vote for whoever they are content with if they don’t find him worthy of the position.

“I have the experience and capacity to lead this country to greater glory, but if at the primary I am not elected, I will support whosever that emerges so that Nigeria can get out of the mess,” he said.

” Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I am standing here before you, offering myself to serve and return Nigeria to greater height and greatness. With you, we will rebuild and relaunch this country so that we can regain our national pride.

“If you are voting as delegates, vote wisely. If you have a better person, vote him or her. If I am not the best, don’t vote for me. But I know I am best.

“I have the experience and capacity to lead this country to greater glory , but if at the primary I am not elected, I will support whosever that emerges so that Nigeria can get out of the mess.

“I have transverse all strata of lives in the country. Being a minister, senator, worked with various people across the country and I understand the problem of this nation. I believe that every Nigerian should be respected whereever he or she goes.

“My work as a Minister, Senator exposed me to the problems of the country and I have gathered better experience to lead this great country. I am not unaware of the feelings of south, especially the south east on zoning, but let’s look at the issues in context. The South east and north East are suffering the same, the north east has not been there just like south east. We can not produce president alone, we have to do it persuasively.

“When I was minister of federal capital territory, the Igbo capital investment in Abuja was over 50 percent. That is the true position, not only in Abuja, but in Kano, Lagos, Kaduna and others. So, we are interrelated and connected as a people in Nigeria.

“We need to stabilise that symbiotic that binds us together. When IPOB is talking about self determination and self actualization, for where? When you owe over half of the country. God may not give you everything. He has given something to you. That is the truth. Because of this, I am calling for this unity and fraternity among us. If the Igbo youth understand this, they will now know the need for peace and unity in the country.” he said.