By Akpokona Omafuaire
WARRI - FORMER Commanders of the Defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) and members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Deltans (MADND) have called on Nigerians to vote for experience and capacity rather than age in the coming elections.
This was contained in a statement signed by Mr. Josiah Oyakonghan a.k.a Commander Oyimi, Chairman, Sokere Ekpos, Secretary General, and Freeborn Ochuko alias Pressure, PRO.
The MADND leaders said that age should not be determinant as capacity and ability to savage the country should be the focal point.
According to the statement, "As former MEND Commanders, we find it very important to counsel Nigerians, particularly the young Nigerians, with regard to this month presidential election.
"Given the significance of this election, it therefore behove for us as Nigerians to ensure we get it right.
"We admonish and appeal to Nigerians, particularly young Nigerians not to look at the age of any presidential candidate for the 2023 election, rather than to focus on their physical and mental fitness as well as their capacity to rule and precipitate good governance that will not endanger our national patrimony, but rather than to foster unity, peace, development and progress of Nigeria.
"With the litany of challenges our country is besieged with, we need not to focus on age, instead our attention should be who has the capacity, physical and mental fitness, coupled with the experience that will proffer meaningful solutions to our plethora of problems.
"We must do away with age because there are some people that are young and old, who are occupying exalted offices in this country, and they performed below expectations.
"Nigerians need Atiku Abubakar in this perilous time because he has what it takes to lead Nigerians in the right direction. Atiku is physically and mentally fit, capable to rule and has leadership quality.
"Atiku's vision to become Nigeria president is very clear. He is to rescue, restructure and make Nigeria a better place to live. His mission is to revive the lost glory of Nigeria. Atiku doesn't want to just be a president, but he wants to be president to create a positive record for this our generation and generations yet unborn.
"We state categorically that age is not a yardstick for effective and visionary leadership, for example, President Joe Biden of America, is 80 years and above, and he is performing creditably well, unlike other young presidents that have not been performing.
"Indeed, President Joe Biden leadership style is loved by the world because he is displaying his leadership quality in handling terrible issues that are troubling some parts of the world.
"Nigeria needs Atiku Abubakar, who has a clear track and proven record for things to turnaround for good."
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