Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2027 general elections, Yakubu Mohammed Kingsley, has dissociated himself from the party’s National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed over the latter’s call for President Bola Tinubu to resign over the country’s security challenges.
It was reported that Kingsley said Nigerian democracy has constitutional mechanisms for leadership transition and called on Nigerians to focus on the 2027 general elections.
In a statement issued Sunday in Abuja titled “A Message of Hope to the Nigerian People: Nigeria Shall Rise Again,” Kingsley said he did not support calls for the President to resign.
“I do not subscribe to the call for the resignation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “Democracy in Nigeria guarantees constitutional processes for leadership transition and we must focus on building our institutions and preparing for the 2027 General Elections,” he said.
The PRP chieftain, who is challenging in court the outcome of the party’s May 25 presidential primary that produced former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke as the party’s presidential candidate, decried the worsening economic and security situation in the country.
Across the length and breadth of our country, millions of our fellow citizens are living through unprecedented economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment and uncertainty about the future.
“Every day families are struggling to make ends meet. Businesses are being forced to close because of rising operating costs. The insecurity prevents farmers from safely cultivating many of our fertile land. He said that young graduates, despite having huge talents and aspirations, continue to search for meaningful jobs.
Kingsley said his background and professional experience had equipped him to deal with the challenges of development in Nigeria.
I know hardship as someone born in a humble family in Auchi, Edo State. I used to sell pap to feed my family before I could go to school. “Those experiences forged my lifelong commitment to creating opportunities for ordinary Nigerians,” he said.
His 25 years at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, he said, had convinced him that the biggest challenge facing Nigeria was leadership.
Those experiences taught me that Nigeria’s biggest problem has never been lack of resources but the need for visionary leadership, institutional discipline and consistent implementation,” he said.
Kingsley, while sympathising with victims of insecurity and economic hardship, said his proposed YMK Nigeria Project would focus on security, industrialisation, agriculture, youth empowerment, infrastructure, transparent governance and economic diversification.
“Nigeria has the people, the resources and the potential to be one of the world’s leading economies. ‘If we work together as a responsible citizenry and competent leadership, we can fashion a secure, prosperous, industrialised and globally respected nation,’ he said.
Kingsley’s comments come days after PRP National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, urged President Tinubu to resign, saying insecurity was worsening across the country.
