Saraki urges PDP delegates not to vote on sentiment

Senate President and presidential hopeful, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that religious and ethnic considerations should not determine who gets the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket.

Saraki, therefore urged delegates of the party going for presidential convention not to vote on the basis of sentiments but should elect a candidate that would give Nigeria good leadership.

He spoke on Wednesday during consultation visit to delegates and supporters of PDP at the party Secretariat in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.

“This country needs a president that all of us will look at him and say I will have a fair hearing, a president that will represent everybody, a president that will represent me no matter any religion.

“It is time as a country that we do not vote on sentiment. We should not vote because we come from this part of the country. Let us vote for a man or woman that we believe will move the country forward,” Saraki said.

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The Senate President noted that in line with the new world order, countries are electing visionary leaders who have the capacity to develop potentials for sustainable development and all inclusive governance.

Saraki said that if voted into power, the Petroleum Industry Bill would his priority to bring development to oil sector.

“Definitely, if voted into power that is the first thing I am going to do. Unfortunately the issues that are being raised are none issues.

“The PIB is too important for us to be buck down by issues, that either by legislative law making.

“If I emerge as the candidate of party and president, I can assure you that law will be one of the few things to do and sign it into law.

“We need it in order to provide jobs for millions of youths that are looking for job we need it to improve on our oil and gas sector”, he said.

Saraki said that his government would develop infrastructure and provide enabling environment to attract private investors, stressing that private investors would create job opportunities for the teeming youth.

“Most important thing is to create enabling environment that will bring investors, investors can only operate where they have confidence in the leadership, confidence in your policies that will drive the business.