A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, has expressed confidence in winning the party’s ticket for 2023 election.
Momodu will be battling former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, among other aspirants, for the presidential ticket.
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Speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the investiture of Rotarian ‘Muyiwa Mathew Fajimi as the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Ibara GRA District 9110, Momodu said he is confident of beating other aspirants to the ticket.
The Presidential aspirant said he remains the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari because “he is fresh and untainted.”
Momodu said “Oh! If I didn’t think (I would win the ticket), I wouldn’t have joined the race. I am sure I have the best credentials, the best background for it.”
“It has nothing to do with the South, whether North or from the South, you have a Dele Momodu, who is coming fresh. He has never been in government, he has not been tainted by power. He is coming fresh. I am the only one.”
The celebrity journalist and Publisher of Ovation Magazine also noted that finance is no longer Nigeria’s challenge rather the political class who engage in “wasteful spending.”
Momodu noted that a lot of Nigerian politicians in government enjoy what they could not enjoy in their private capacity, thereby putting pressure on the nation’s finances.
He, therefore, called for an urgent cut in government’s spending with a view to focusing on developmental projects.
He said, “Finance is not a problem in Nigeria. It’s about the determination of one leader to do what’s right and one of the things we need to cut urgently is waste in government. A lot of Nigerian politicians in government enjoy what they could not enjoy in their private capacity. There is nothing I want to enjoy now that I have not enjoyed. I am coming there to work for legacy.
“The moment you reduce how much you waste on Politicians, you will see that there will be money for development. There will be money for projects.”
Speaking with newsmen, the new Charter President of the Rotary Club of Ibara GRA District 9110, Rotarian ‘Muyiwa Mathew Fajimi cautioned youths not to become a willing tools in the hands of politicians ahead of the 2023 elections.
Fajimi noted that youths, as the largest group of voters, must ensure that the next elections are conducted under a peaceful and secured atmosphere.
He also charged them to elect credible leaders capable of unity Nigeria and fix the myriad of challenges facing the country.
Fajimi, however, vowed to sustain the core values of the Rotary Club including humanitarian and charity for the society.
