The Chairman, South-West, Nigeria Advance Party, Mr. Tosin Odeyemi, has said that neither President Goodluck Jonathan nor the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) can end the challenges confronting the country if any of them wins the presidential election holding in February. Odeyemi said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday.
He said that the insurgency in the North would likely continue if Jonathan, who is from the Niger Delta, should win a second term while Niger Delta militants might resurface to resume economic sabotage if Buhari, who is from the North, should defeat Jonathan.
He stated that the NAP was not in a hurry to win the next presidential election but added that the party would eventually win and offer good governance to Nigerians.
He said, “If Jonathan wins, then Boko Haram will not stop and if Buhari should win, the Niger Delta militants will likely resume to trouble the nation.
“Then if care is not taken, Nigerians may unconsciously work towards fulfilling the prediction of the break-up in 2015. But we don’t want that to happen because we need one another.”
The NAP chieftain said that the general election would not hold in some places, especially in the north-eastern part of the country due to the activities of the terrorists.
Based on this, Odeyemi suggested that the general election should be postponed until a time when security situation would improve. He explained that millions might be disenfranchised if the poll should be conducted next month.
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