Three Presidential candidates of opposition political parties yesterday begged for appointive seats in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration.
The Presidential candidates in attendance at a parley with the Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje led national working committee (NWC) in Abuja include; those of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Philip Umeadi, Action Democratic Party (ADP), Dr Okey Udo, who is the Vice presidential candidate of the party, National Rescue Movement (NRM), Felix Osakwe, Action Peoples Party (APP), Charles Nnadi.
The opposition candidates expressed readiness to join hands with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration to ensure the peace and development of the country.
Osakwe argued that their show of support was indicative that they have accepted the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
He said: “We are here sir, not only to see Mr president, number one is to be identified with you and to thank God for your appointment, then number two, we see you as a father sir, who has been a Commander-in Chief of a state and here you are today to be the pilot that will lead the presidential candidate especially those who are ready and those who love this country and the interest of this country first before politics, before parties.
“That you will be the right person to lead us to meet with Mr President, so he can hear our own views in person and also for him to know that it is not all the presidential candidate that is against him.
“We choose not to go to court because this is Nigeria and we have no other country to go.
“So we are here to thank you and to thank God and everyone seated here and to say that as presidential candidates, there is something we can offer this country and I believe with government of inclusion will be necessary in terms like this.”
Ganduje expressed appreciation to the opposition candidates adding that he would convey their views to President Tinubu.
He said: “I will convey your views and requests. And I will ensure that you see Mr President eye to eye. I thank you for being faithful to your respective parties. What I am seeing is one political aspirant who became a presidential candidate by accident. Who became a presidential candidate by hijacking another party because he was partyless.
“He decided to hijack a political party. And since, he could not realise his aspiration he decided to make that party a revenue platform rather than a political party.
“He has now decided to even expel the founder. God forbid. He will not succeed. You presidential candidates I salute you for being good ambassadors of your own political parties, not destroyers of your own political parties.
“And not turning your political parties as a source of revenue. No doubt we will include you in the three states that we are having elections come November this year.”
