Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Katsina state and a former Senate Majority Whip, Senator Kanti Bello has declared that by 2019, he would mount the podium to tell the people not to vote President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former Senate Majority Whip, who represented Katsina North Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before joining the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, which is one of the legacies parties that formed the APC, said people praising the current administration are sycophants.
The former lawmaker said the search has begun for a Nigerian who will change the condition of things in the country which according to him, Buhari would not do.
He told Tribune, “The truth of the matter is that some of us are going to look for a Nigerian that’s going to address the economy. Our problem is the economy and we are going to shop for a Nigerian who can help us solve it.
“You see, every generation has to face some challenges and our challenge now in this country is the economy.
“It isn’t a question of Buhari coming to fight insecurity; it isn’t corruption anymore, because you can only be corrupt when there is something to eat.
“Yes, it still thrives because nothing is going on and there is an allegation that it is thriving under Buhari, only people that they dislike are being arrested.
“Let me give you a typical example. Even this fight against corruption, it seems to be one-sided. They said they arrested a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, because he collected N100 million campaign money, but the same campaign money, I was made to understand, was collected by Tony Anenih and he wasn’t arrested.
“Is Anenih’s own different from that of Bafarawa? I don’t like anything that looks sectional and we are going to look for a Nigerian with no vendetta at all that wants to serve this country.
Asked if he can mount the podium in Katsina state and tell the people to reject Buhari at the poll, Bello added, “Of course, why not? I was the one who went to Katsina to say Buhari was the best. Are the Katsina people not hungry now?
“Are they rich, because Buhari is the president? Look, I have told you, I have nothing against Buhari as a person, get that very clear.
“But his government hasn’t worked the way it should and we should be honest enough to say it. Are you saying because Buhari is president, Katsina people are now buying a bag of maize for N4,000? Are they very happy that bag of rice is now cheaper? Are they happy because the cloths they are wearing are now cheaper?
“Look, we are talking about reality and I am a practical realist. We have nothing against Buhari, we like him, he is from our state, but we also like ourselves more than Buhari. Our children have to live well, have to get better education.
“Why am I not accusing Katsina State government, because it is doing their best but unfortunately at the federal level, things aren’t working the way they should.
“The Federal Government is supposed to show the way for the states to follow and it is most unfortunate that they aren’t doing it and some of us have to say it.
“That’s the truth; I don’t care what they say on the social media when they read this interview. We are going to look for a Nigerian that’s going to change this economy and help the masses.”
