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Former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republique du Benin General Tukur Buratai is being wooed by a political and economic advocacy group known as Fusion 774 to join the 2023 presidential race in the country.
Fusion 774 has made it intention known to foot the bill and pay for the All Progressives Congress presidential nomination form if General Buratai obliges.
This was contained in a statement released by Sediq Jikta the group National Coordinator, it stated that Fusion 774 was concerned by threats posed to the nation’s security, adding that a president like General Tukur Buratai will be in better position to tackle the insecurity problems facing the country.
The statement reads in part “The call by the members of the group was borne out of the security challenges facing the country. The 23 years of Nigeria’s democratic experiment had witnessed different threats to its survival such as civil disturbances which required experienced hands to pilot its affairs.
“Nigeria is currently in very challenging times and it is important to decide on the right leadership, a leadership with the capacity and ability to deliver and make the country work.
“The achievement of Buratai as a service chief in the fight against insurgency is a pointer to his sterling quality and qualification to vie for the highest office in the land.
“With his achievements, we can see that Buratai is one courageous leader who could step in and bring the much-needed solution to the security challenge and the desired development for the country.
“Fusion 774 is simply the unification of political strength of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria into a virile, strong and formidable political front. By this announcement, we are prepared to purchase the APC nomination form for him in the event that he declares his acceptance and readiness to contest.”
The coordinator of fusion 774 says the group agrees with rotational governance for all the regions in order to have a sense of belonging and participation in the country’s governance but believe that merit should be considered above other options.
The group stated that it reached an agreement that rotational governance should be discarded with the mindset that any candidate with capacity and ability to proffer solutions to the problems confronting the country be duly considered.