KANO – Jigawa New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming governorship election, Malam Aminu Ringim on Saturday called on Nigerians to reject the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next February general elections.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and Bola Ahmed Tinubu are the presidential standard bearers of the two leading political parties.
Ringim, who spoke in Dutse when the leadership of #NextJigawa, a non-governmental organistion, paid him a courtesy visit, said both parties left the nation unsecured, and disunited during their 24-year rule.
The governorship candidate said, “Given the bitter experiences Nigerians were made to go through under the 16 years of PDP rule and the eight years of APC extractive rule respectively, both have left Nigeria worse off, disunited, unsecured and underdeveloped.”
He stressed that “Nigeria as a nation has never been on edge this far, since the civil war. Thus, the PDP and APC are one and the same given the hegemonic backgrounds of their ideologies and that of their leaders.”
Ringim explained that both parties are “The extension of the old extractive order, which failed to provide Nigeria with the right leadership it deserves, hence its stunted growth.”
The former Head Teacher turned politician said the NNPP is determined to offer a real hope to the disillusioned Nigerians if voted to power by 2023.
Speaking further, the former Chief of Staff to three former governors of Jigawa State, said, “NNPP is not driven by the must-rule-mentality. Hence, NNPP is aspiring to lead this nation and the 36 states, not through clientelism or political godfatherism, but through active citizen democratic participation and inclusiveness.
He stressed that the party’s action plan would manage “our diversities with a view to restoring our collective security, equity, justice, sense of public morality and humanity for positive development!”
Commenting on the policy document submitted to him by #NextJigawa Group titled ‘Jigawa State Citizens Charter of Demands 2023’, Ringim said: “It represents the true bottom up involvement of the people of Jigawa State in policy articulation, implementation and management of their affairs and indeed a basis or trajectory upon which any administration in the state could be evaluated or held accountable”.
Ringim added: “You have passionately initiated a well-researched and articulated template that has covered 11 sectoral areas, along with factual situational analysis of each sector, with implementable recommendations for interventions.”
