Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says he harbours no fears about the 2023 general election, adding that God will not forsake the nation despite its present challenges.
The former Governor of Edo State state stated this during an interaction with journalists as Chairman of the Investiture Ceremony of Rotarian Victoria Unoarumi as 10th President and Fundraising Ceremony of Rotary Club of Abuja.
He noted that Nigeria would survive the 2023 polls with God’s help.
Asked about his fears for the 2023 polls, Oshiomhole said, “I have hopes not fears for 2023. People like to talk about their fears but for me, my life is about hopes. I think that by 2023 God will not forsake a nation of 200 million people.
“Our democracy has come to stay, it is not perfect, a couple of things could be done to strengthen it but we have to move on and get on with the job. I strongly believe that God, in his infinite power, will help Nigeria to sustain democracy as we move through 2023.
“As an optimist, I always say that with all the problems that Nigeria has, the soft Nigeria is still much more that the sum total of all these problems.”
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Oshiomhole stated that, contrary to what many thought, he was not sad about the circumstances that led to his removal as APC National Chairman.
He explained that he published the court judgement invalidating his removal from office last week to set the record straight.
“The court judgment quashing my removal was not actually delivered last week. It was on July 2, 2020, two weeks after I was removed from office.
“The only reason I decided to publish it last week was because I saw comments suggesting that people were not aware that the case was dis- missed.
“I had addressed newsmen shortly after my removal and said that regardless of the legality or illegality of my removal, I have accepted what happened in good faith and resolved not to contest it. I promised to remain committed and do what I can as a party member to support the party.
“You know in law, you can decide as I have done to sleep on your right. And as I took that decision to sleep on my right, it has remained sleeping. I have decided for the purpose of party chairmanship to sleep on my right and it remains happily so,” Oshiomhole said.