2023: Don’t be stampeded by religion, tribe, Patriots Roundtable tells Nigerians

As the 2023 electioneering kicks in full throttle, the Nigerian electorate has been charged to be prepared to elect a leader who believes in the Nigerian dream of “a strong, healthy democratic nation.”  A foremost pro-democracy group, the Patriots Roundtable which stated this, stressed the need for Nigeria to choose a leader “who is ready to govern with total […]

As the 2023 electioneering kicks in full throttle, the Nigerian electorate has been charged to be prepared to elect a leader who believes in the Nigerian dream of “a strong, healthy democratic nation.” 

A foremost pro-democracy group, the Patriots Roundtable which stated this, stressed the need for Nigeria to choose a leader “who is ready to govern with total detribalized vision; a leader who is forward looking; steady and sure, sworn in patriotic fervor.”

National Coordinator of the group, Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu, in a chat with newsmen said, “We 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.”

According to him, Nigerians must elect a leader “whose idealism and resolve are steered towards making our nation a better place to live for all our citizens, enriching our diverse ethnic provenance.”

He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu “possesses the requisite temperament, the necessary skills, the proven accomplishments and the enlightened dedication to make our nation more prosperous and more equitable, devoid of primitive imbalances of rudderless leadership.”

Shodipe-Dosunmu said, “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 to 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.”