By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and renowned Economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has said that what the party needs to win the 2027 presidential election is competence and distinction not zoning.
He noted that he preferred competence to zoing , adding that what is necessary is not where the candidate hails from , but competence and distinction to do the job,
Hayatu-Deen stated this at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja, yesterday while submitting his presidential nomination form.
He said, “It is a beautiful, smart, quick process, and i came here actually to submit my completed nomination forms for a candidature of the Office of the President of the Federal Republic under the aegeis of the ADC, so this is a remarkable day in the journey that is ahead of us culminating the presidential elections of January 2027.
“Power truly belongs to the people, and what we’re here to do is to give people a choicein terms of who their representatives would be for various elective offices in the country.
“The pinnacle of this office is the office of the presidency, and I can tell you with full confidence that I am fully prepared to contest this election.
“I am certain of myself, and I am very, very confident about the kind of campaign that I am confident that I will wage this campaign and win it.That’s why Iam here.
“As far as the mode of primaries is concerned, it is firmly entrenched in the electoral act ,the party leadership would decide what mode of primaries will best suit the needs of ADC, in order for it to win this election, hands down, so that’s number one.
” Concerning zoning, i think
what is required here is competence and distinction in terms of one’s one’s ability
to provide leadership to every single individual in this country, the over 230 million people deserve a
uniter, not a divider, who is very competent, who understands this country, its opportunities and problems, and who also understands what the world is all about and Nigeria’s place in it.
‘We face enormous problems in this country pertaining to high inflation, the cost of living, hunger, poverty, disease, children out of school, health facilities that are dilapidated and an enormous amount of insecurity”
Hayatu-Deen promised to alleviate poverty, insecurity, reduce hardship and improve the quality of education
“If Iam lucky to get the nomination and go on to contest this election,
I’ll be waging a campaign that is focused on alleviating poverty,
eliminating insecurity in this country, reducing the cost of living,
and putting our children back to school and giving our people prosperity, a world in which they can live comfortably and raise the quality of life for all Nigerians.
