Atiku, Tinubu or Obi: Ex-Lawmaker Shehu Sani Finally Reveals How Nigeria’s Next President Should Emerge
- Senator Shehu Sani believes that the next president of Nigeria should not be imposed on the citizens but elected through a free, fair, and credible poll
- The former lawmaker, in a tweet, urged politicians to stop the act of vote buying, noting that it will further affect the growth of the nation's democracy
- Some Nigerians applauded him for the words of wisdom, while others feel the federal government has already tackled vote-buying through the recent CBN naira redesign policy
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A former Kaduna Central Senator has revealed how the next president of Nigeria should emerge.
With just a few days left before the 2023 presidential election, Senator Shehu Sani has said political power should be earned and not bought or sold.
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Shehu Sani speaks on 2023 elections, sends words to Nigerian politicians
In a statement shared on his Twitter handle on Thursday, February 16, Sani sent words of wisdom to Nigerian politicians and political parties.
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The tweet sighted by Legit.ng reads:
"The next Nigerian President should emerge through a voting process and not a bidding process. Political power should neither be bought nor sold.
"Sharing money to electorates for votes is not democracy; this is the time to put an end to it."
Nigerians react
Nigerians took to the Twitter handle of the senator and reacted to the development.
@kayodeteslim tweeted:
"What about those aspirants that emerged through a bidding process?
@TokunboAdesina tweeted:
"Vote buying must be tamed, needs political integrity."
@ezecollins tweeted;
"Despite that you are in a different party but I think you can still work @PeterObi administration for the good of Nigeria."
@Mr_DoubleImpact tweeted:
"God still have plans for Nigeria."
@AtikuChangeDCh2 tweeted:
"Sir, well spoken, but we should also put it clear to all that apart from voting process, the process of Justice, Equity, Fairness, Unity and peaceful coexistence and respect for our Multiethnic and complex tribal sensitivity in Nigeria is also very important."
@Borninthevilla1 tweeted:
"Three parties have transferred 20,000 each to someone I know ,na only me never recieve kobo for this elections as I de see am."
PDP, APC, LP: Former lawmaker reveals crisis-free party aggrieved Nigerian Governors should join
Legit.ng reported earlier that politician Shehu Sani has called on Nigerian governors who are not on good terms with the leadership of their respective parties, to join the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore in his party.
In a statement shared on his Twitter page and sighted by Legit.ng on Wednesday, February 15, the former Kaduna lawmaker advised the aggrieved governors as the election approaches.
The tweet reads thus:
"Governors who are aggrieved with their parties should join Brother Sowore’s Revolutionary party where there is no crisis. They should only be ready to go to court daily, Jog weekly and protest monthly."
Atiku, Tinubu, Obi: Top political analyst speaks on vote buying, reveals what Nigerians, INEC should do
Ahead of this month's presidential election, a Nigerian lawyer and political analyst have revealed how electorates can protect their votes.
Barrister A.D. Rotimi George Esq., a member of the National Executive Council of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), who doubles as the NBA secretary, Bukuru branch in Plateau state, in a chat with Legit.ng urged Nigerians to actively participate in the poll.
He noted that Nigerians can protect their vote by monitoring the entire process of the exercise in their various polling units; that is they have to work with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Source: Legit.ng
