Dr Bukola Saraki has urged Nigerians to vote leaders not according to sentiments, but capacity and vision to bring about change.
Saraki, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, made the statement in Lagos while addressing party members.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visit to the party secretariat is in continuation of his nationwide tour of state chapters to garner support for his aspiration.
Saraki was accompanied on the visit by Sen. Dino Melaye; a former minister, Alhaji Muhammed Wakil; and former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Idris Wada.
A former Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity and Director-General of Saraki Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, was also with him.
The Senate President said that great nations, including the Asian Tigers, were built by visionary leadership, saying Nigeria would be better if entrusted in capable hands.
“We should stop using sentiments to vote for our leaders because a man cannot give what he does not have.
“Most of us here read about great countries including the Asian Tigers; all their achievements do not happen by chance or luck.
“They happened because there are visionary leaderships in those countries.
“So, it is time for Nigerians to vote for leaders who have the capacity, the courage, and knows what he wants to do for his people,” he said.
Saraki said he was seeking to lead the country out of the need to serve and deliver the dividends of democracy.
The Senate president said he had the capacity, the experience and the youthfulness to turn the country around.
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