2023 Presidency: Kwankwaso Unveils Idahosa As Running Mate

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has unveiled Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 elections.

Naija News reports that Kwankwaso unveiled the Senior Pastor of the God First Ministry, Lekki Light Centre in Ajah, Lagos at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja on Monday.

Speaking at the unveiling, Kwankwaso stated that the country is nearing its collapse and needs competent and capable leaders to rescue it from the All Progressives Congress-led government.

The former Kano governor added that he and his running mate are ready to heal the wounds inflicted on the country by the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Kwankwaso said the choice of Idahosa as the vice presidential candidate of the NNPP was made after careful considerations and meticulous screening of more than 20 prospective candidates, all of whom he said were eminently qualified to run with him.

He described Idahosa as someone with an outstanding record, impeccable integrity, broad understanding of the Nigerian state and its contemporary challenges.

Kwankwaso said, “Ineptitude and lack of empathy have dealt a damaging blow on Nigerians as even arrogance and sense of entitlement has further widened the fault lines in our country, and their attitudes toward the core functions of the government are causing a dangerous escalation of insecurity, uncontrollable inflation, scandalous unemployment statistics among the collapse of the tertiary education system and the general collapse of social services.

“We live in a country where victims of insecurity are constantly being ignored while still being accused of exaggeration, lying, or both.

“We live in a country where victims of unemployment are accused of laziness, where Universities and other tertiary education Institutions are frequently being shut down for months, and our children’s future being jeopardised while leaders are busy throwing out hundreds of millions of Naira to purchase party forms.

“While searching for my running mate, we scrutinised over 20 prospective candidates, all of whom were eminently qualified to be the vice president of the country but considering the severity of the wounds that have been inflicted on the country in recent years and the necessity of healing them, given the necessary desire to carefully balance old sensibilities, sensitivities, and differences to have an all-inclusive government that will be fair, and just all Nigerians and bear in mind that the country requires competent, credible and pathetic, courageous leaders, I came to this conclusion.

“Idahosa is a man of impeccable integrity and credibility who clearly understands the country’s contemporary challenges. He is a full-time believer and promoter of United Nigeria. I believe we can work together with sincerity to heal the wounds inflicted on the country.”

While accepting his nomination, Idahosa thanked the NNPP presidential candidate for the opportunity, saying Nigeria is a critical moment where her unity and tenacity as a people are being tested.

He said the willpower of all Nigerians would be most needed at this junction, calling on Nigerians to come together and save the country from the clutches of incompetence.

“Let us come together and work towards healing our country. We must endeavour to face the challenges of the moment, rise together and work together to build the Nigeria of our dreams,” he said.