Former Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. John Shagaya (rtd) has urged Nigerians to vote for General Mohammadu Buhari because given the opportunity to rule this country; he is going to be incorruptible and fearless. He said this at a news conference organized by Buhari Friends Organisation in Abuja.
The Former minister decried the current Boko Haram crises in the nation especially when Nigeria is renowned for peace keeping missions in Africa.
He said, “The west is saying this is the Nigeria that saved Tangayyika, now Tanzania, we were in Rwanda and Angola and other parts of Africa. How come that we cannot cure ourselves if minor misdemeanour? The solution can be found in the statement of the America Secretary of State in Europe where he concluded that we have corrupt and porous leadership. These two factors have contributed to insecurity.”
Speaking on why Nigerians should vote for Gen. Buhari, he said “He is one man who in 1984, when the World Bank decided that we must swallow line, hook and sinker heavy conditionalities in Nigeria, he stood up and said, I must consult my country because Nigeria must not be judged on western values because we are a developing nation. As time goes on, you know what happened when we begin to bite the conditionalities of the World Bank. When he made this speech in 1984, the naira was equivalent to 2.2 dollars.
“Today, you need a basket of naira to buy one dollar. Those are the qualities he has. He is a man that most Nigerians who are not hungry would want to rule this country. Of course, democracy is a game of numbers and I know that all of us from different background who love this country will say that we have someone we respect and will be respected by the continental bodies. Since Nigeria cannot operate in a vacuum, we need someone that the world can accept for us to develop and progress together.”