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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his infrastructure drive and efforts at tackling insecurity, pledging to build on such a legacy if elected as Nigeria’s president.
The Governor, who stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of failure to build infrastructure in the country.
In his words, “Today, I am running to build on the successes of President Muhammadu Buhari because of his performance.
“In 2015, I dare not because there was no foundation whatsoever to build upon. But today under APC, President Muhammadu Buhari has been able to lay the foundation that I can build upon.”
Governor Bello is one of the serving politicians who have declared interest in running for the presidential seat. He officially declared for the post on Saturday, promising to give hope to Nigerians, transform the economy and raise 20 million millionaires in seven years if elected.
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He called on Nigerians to look inward for solutions to the problems affecting the country.
The Governor made reference to the apprenticeship system in the southeast, maintaining that for every challenge facing Nigeria, solutions abound if the nation looks inward.
“Why can’t we in this country develop homegrown solutions to our own problems?” he questioned.
He also spoke about the management of resources in the north-central state and dismissed claims that workers are being owed.
According to him, salaries are being paid within the limits of resources available to the government. He maintained that if workers are owed, there would have said so.
