He said this on Friday in Abuja when officials of the Progressive Consolidation Group paid him a visit at his Asokoro, Abuja, residence.
Nigeria’s former military ruler, Yakubu Gowon, has said that the country deserves to be led by its very best in 2023 and beyond.
He said this on Friday in Abuja when officials of the Progressive Consolidation Group paid him a visit at his Asokoro, Abuja, residence.
Gowon emphasised that while he had no partisan involvement in politics, he believed that leaders and citizens at all levels had a duty to sustain peace, progress and national unity of the country.
He also affirmed his conviction that no matter the level of intrigues and circumstances, God would ultimately decide the final outcome.
Gowon said that in the country’s interest, all politicians and their followers must look beyond the struggle for positions and sustain faith in Nigeria.
He urged the mass media to do more towards consolidating national unity.
“Sustain hope, believe in Nigeria and believe in the cause of unity and peace,” Gowon said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that leaders of the PCG earlier had a meeting with the former Head of State.
The leaders include its Deputy National Chairman (North), Alhaji Musa Kwande, who is also the Baraden of Lafia Emirate, and its Co-ordinator, Alhaji Ahmed Zagi.
Zagi told newsmen that the visit was a matter of courtesy, adding that as an elder statesman, Gowon embraced everyone.
“You all know that our message and mobilisation for the 2023 presidential candidature of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has reached every part of this country. And our visit to this great patriot is out of much deserved courtesy rather than partisan considerations,” he said.
He said Osinbajo had never been desperate for positions, but God and his rich credentials had always made things possible for him.