October 13, (THEWILL) – A Group, Patriots Roundtable, has charged Nigeria to elect a leader who believes in the Nigerian dream of a strong, healthy Democratic Nigeria as the President in the February 2023 election.
The Group in a second of its newsletter issued Thursday and signed by its National Coordinator, Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu said, “As the race for 2023 general elections begins in full throttle, the Nigerian electorate must be prepared to elect a leader who believes in the Nigerian dream of a strong, healthy democratic nation.”
The Group said in the choice of leaders, Nigerians must never be stampeded by religion or tribe.
“We must never be crowded into the muddle and the confusion of perennial time servers whose limited horizon is about the gains of the moment.
“Our ultimate focus is to choose the leader who is ready to govern with total detribalised vision; a leader who is forward-looking; steady and sure, sworn in patriotic fervour.”
The Group further said Nigerians must elect a leader whose idealism and resolve are steered towards making Nigeria a better place to live for all citizens and enriching the diverse ethnic provenance of the country.
The Patriots Roundtable said it believes that “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu possesses the requisite temperament, the necessary skills, the proven accomplishments and the enlightened dedication to making our nation more prosperous and more equitable, devoid of primitive imbalances of rudderless leadership.
“Governance is never a cure-all summative agenda… It is about gradual problem-solving, devoting the tools of governance to a specific challenge at a specific time and place.
“This is the time our nation needs men and women of deliberate thoughtfulness whose zeal and passion are predicated on the greater good of Nigeria.
“We believe that the Tinubu-Shettima presidential Ticket fits this billing. It is a defining moment that summons all of us to support and ensure the success of those who believe in these patriotic aspirations.”
It said advancing the cause of democracy is not through the incoherence and the stampede of emotional recourse in the marketplace of ideas, but through established merit and attainments of proven and tested men and women.
It added that only patriotic leaders, who genuinely believe in the survival of a Nigeria that is woven in equitable moral vigour and conscionable balance can adequately shoulder and steer us all safely beyond the present stormy waters.
“Let us all be discerning, thoughtful citizens without the baggage of religion or ethnicity. This is the time to choose wisely”, Patriots Roundtable advises Nigerians.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
