Elections 2023: why Nigerians should not vote for candidates based on ethnicity, religion

Chairman, Rimax Institute of Computer Studies and head of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Chief Livinus Okwara has urged Nigerians to vote for credible and trusted candidates in the country’s upcoming general election, saying that this the only way is to move the country significantly forward.

He called at a press conference in Lagos on Saturday.

According to him, most politicians in Nigeria compete for political office for their selfish and monetary gains, especially to accumulate wealth for themselves and their cronies at the expense of the common good.

He said that, therefore, people should not vote for candidates from presidential elections to state houses of assembly elections based on ethnic or religious beliefs, but rather based on their competence and record of service in their previous offices.

Okwara, who said he hates people moving from one party to another, argued that of all the political parties in the country, only the All Progressives Congress (APC) currently has a genuine interest in changing the course of advance humanity and also the economy of the country to a considerable extent.

He said it was not that the outgoing government of President Muhammadu Buhari, for example, had addressed major challenges facing the country and its people, such as insecurity, poverty, unemployment and so on. The government has achieved a number of milestones and is also on track to really revive Nigeria’s battered economy.

He said Buhari government cannot do more than what it had done not because of his person but for the country which is under tight economic conditions like living on borrowing to fight insurgencies and also carrying out some other responsibilities, such as providing infrastructure. and handing out free money as social security to the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country.

He said he believes Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, APC’s presidential candidate in the upcoming elections, would certainly perform credibly if he came to power.

He said that not only did Tinubu perform very well when he was governor of Lagos State for eight years, but he also laid down the development plans for the state, which his various successors supported to make the state a model for other states of the federation. .

He just said that testimony alone is enough for Nigerians to see Tinubu as the best candidate for the next Nigerian president.