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28 January 2011 By Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji
NEWS RELEASE: SHEKARAU, THE TASK AHEAD His Excellency, Governor
Ibrahim Shekarau of
Kano State and the Presidential
candidate of the
All
Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
wishes once more to thank the millions of
Nigerians
who made all his recent achievements and prospects
possible. He is especially overwhelmed by the
near-unanimous vote in his favour by party delegates
from all the 36 states of
Nigeria. It is probably a first
in the anal of
national party primaries but it
is certainly a feat which even the ruling party's
presidential aspirant could not pull off even though
he contested against just two candidates. As everyone
is aware, the presidential primaries of the
People's Democratic Party (PDP)
have since left its members dangerously divided along
religious, tribal, zonal and other schisms.
Mallam
Ibrahim Shekarau is, therefore, more
than ever before resolved to deliver on his promises
to Nigerians contained in his Acceptance Speech of the
ANPP presidential ticket on the 16th of January, 2011.
These include immediate improvement in power supply,
education, infrastructure, food security for all and
an accountable and transparent financial system.
Mallam is also gratified that his achievements in Kano
State including
massive water supply, roads,
housing, electricity and international market are
being appreciated all over. At the Shekarau for Nigeria
Campaign Organisation, we are also eternally grateful
to tens of thousands of Nigerians across ethnic,
regional, religious and
party lines who accorded Mallam
Ibrahim Shekarau one of the grandest receptions in
recent memory by trooping onto the streets of Kano for
hours. There are reasons for appreciating all these
compatriots. Nigerians are clearly tired of
the divisive tactics of the PDP that are designed to
divide and loot the nation. Indeed, the majority of
Nigerians are completely fed up with the deception and
deadly maneuvers that have characterized the past
twelve years of democratic rule in Nigeria. It seems
that most Nigerians have lost out on the dividends of
democracy and are now in danger of losing even their
country itself to the most unpatriotic party ever to
come to power in Nigeria. We believe that the genuine
patriots will, in a similarly clear fashion as the
ANPP Primaries, express their views at the April 2011
general elections. However, going by the trend that
elections under the PDP-led government have never been
credible, not to talk of free and fair, there is a
real possibility that unless the electorate keeps
eternal vigilance over the process, their choice may
not count once more. Fortunately, recent popular
revolts against the long
ruling parties in Tunisia and
Algeria do prove that the people
can ensure change when they are determined. May the
Almighty God spare us such bloody Tunisian scenarios. We urge all our members,
supporters and fellow lovers of genuine democracy
across Nigeria to begin the vigilance from now. Let us
work even harder to give the ANPP a chance to lead
Nigeria out of the morass. Genuine voters' register is
the only spinal cord of any election and the alarming
incidents regarding the on-going
voters' registration
exercise call for closer scrutiny and critique. The
D-Day of actual balloting demands even more care. Yet,
none of these sacrifices would be too much for
entrenching good governance in our country by voting
the ANPP. . Signed By Alhaji Khaleel
Bolaji, mni - Director General, Shekarau for Nigeria
Campaign Organisation (SfN) 0803 618 9067/0802 721
9449/kbolaji1@yahoo.com NEWS RELEASE:
CAMPAIGN OF DECENCY The Shekarau For
Nigeria (SFN) Organisation wishes to
unequivocally dissociate itself from the
negative campaign sentiments against
other presidential candidates being attributed to some
supporters of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau's presidential
bid in the April 2011 elections. Anyone who believes that running
down political opponents is the best campaign option
is not operating within the principles enshrined in
the constitution of the
All
Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) and in the
hearts and minds of its supporters who
are out in the quest for genuine democracy and social
justice for all. For the avoidance of any doubt,
Mallam Shekarau intends to run a clean and decent
campaign, devoid of the chicanery and littleness
associated with other political parties. To wit,
Mallam sees all other presidential candidates as
accomplished and patriotic statesmen with enviable
records of national service as well as worthy
co-contestants for the nation's top job. The ANPP and the SFN are focused
on the kind of issues-based campaigns that would truly
deepen democracy and hence accelerate the pace of
delivering democracy dividends to the people.
Personality attacks merely reduce politics to the
level of individual interests. This is the main reason
why the ruling People's
Democratic Party (PDP) has consistently
failed to even arrest the country's rate of
under-development despite unprecedented profits from
oil exports and an uninterrupted tenure of 12 years in
power. Now, desperation, indiscipline
and absence of principles among its members have even
led the PDP into dangerous divisions along ethnic,
regional and worst of all, religious lines. These are
the pitfalls that the progressive and pan-Nigerian
principles of the ANPP are designed to deter. We
cannot at this stage resort to the same failed tactics
deployed by our discredited opponents both among
themselves and against the opposition. At the ANPP we do have policies
and programs for ending the needless pains and
frustrations into which the majority of Nigerians have
been thrown. We offer accountability, social justice,
rule of law, food security, improved electricity,
enhanced education and employment opportunities
through massive infrastructural projects delivered
without any shifts in deadline. These are the issues
that concern Nigerians and it is not a mere
coincidence that our party's presidential candidate,
Mallam
Ibrahim Shekarau, has already
practically demonstrated these commitments in his
eight years as Governor of
Kano
State. Our appeal to all politicians and
other participants is that "Please, let us keep the
campaigns clean." We may not be able to afford the
chance of further heating up the polity and enabling
the enemies of democracy to once more usurp the will
of the people via sham elections. Anyone found
castigating any individual for the purpose of
promoting the presidential candidature of
Governor Ibrahim Shekarau or for any
other reason for that matter is completely on their
own. Signed By Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji, mni - Director
General, Shekarau for Nigeria Campaign Organisation (SfN)
0803 618 9067/0802 721 9449/kbolaji1@yahoo.com
Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji, mni is the Director
General for Shekarau for Nigeria Campaign Organisation.
Upon his written correspondence to
EsinIslam as
supported by both Bala Muhammad and Emu Brown of the
campaign organization, this news/press release has
been made available.
More stories about the Nigerian 2011 General Elections
and the Shekarau for Nigeria Campaign Organisation
have been posted on
EsinIslam by Nigeria's prominent international
writers including
Saka Raji Audu. To Read more about Mallam
Shekarau - the Nigerian Presidential Hopeful, his
achievements and visions visit
Writer Homepage Of Saka Raji Audu at: |
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