- The former information minister, Jerry Gana, said he is representing the youths in 2019 presidential election
- Gana is contesting for the presidency on the platform of Social Democratic Party
- The minister who said the youths pledged to support him assured them of a robust leadership
The former information minister, Professor Jerry Gana, on Wednesday, September 19, explained that the youths have declared their support for him to race for a presidential position in 2019 adding that he is representing them.
Vanguard reports that Gana who made this known while answering questions from journalists in Minna, Niger state said the youth of the country had given him their mandate and had been supporting him too.
The former minister who is contesting for the presidency on the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP).
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According to him, “I am a surrogate of the youths, the youths asked me to aspire and they have pledged to support me and they have started supporting me.
“You cannot read experience in the books but you can acquire it from the elders and this is why we need to blend the youths and the elderly ones to move the country forward because this will amount to a wise combination.”
He called on the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to really live true to its name by being independent and transparent in the conduct of the 2019 general elections.
He assured the youth of a robust leadership, with priority accorded them in governance in order to learn and take over the mantle of leadership in the nearest future.
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Gana said: “For 2019 general elections, Nigerians will not take any form of rigging from anybody; what the voters want is for their votes to count; they want the very best and when we choose, don’t overturn our election, stand by what we have chosen.”
The minister also noted that Nigeria was facing a lot of challenges, saying “all is not well with Nigeria, the situation is frightening but with prayers and our collective desire to change for the better, the country will surely move forward soonest.”
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that a former minister of information, Jerry Gana, received a backlash from an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission for flouting electoral laws.
The official of INEC, Mustapha Lekki, decried the rate at which politicians flout electoral law.
Speaking at a town hall meeting on politics and healthcare delivery by the Nigerian medical association in Abuja, the former minister said his new party SDP will provide best health programmes for Nigerians.
Gana who was the chairman of the occasion said the SDP will give, “other political parties a run for their money.”
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