Former Lagos state governor and Minister of Works and Housing, Raji Fashola, has expressed confidence that Nigerians will vote and re-elect the crucial Progressives Congress (APC) again in 2023m saying the opposition parties are not thinking.
According to Fashola, if APC keeps to its promises it will retain power beyond 2023.
Speaking with newsmen Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister said opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others have to think better than the APC in order to defeat the ruling party in the next general elections.
He said: “To retain power in 2023, certainly if we keep our promises, is that simple. That’s politics. If you do what you said you will do even if you don’t do 100% and they see that you are making progress, they will even want you to finish some what you started. Our opposition has to think better than us inorder to defeat us, right now they are not doing that. When it’s election time they should come and meet us.”
When asked to comment on whether there should be zoning or not, the former governor said: “The truth is that what makes an agreement specification is the honour in which it is made not whether it is written. If it was written there would be no Court cases of bleach of contract because it’s document that is written and signed that go to court. But the private agreement you make with your brother and sister can be bleached, is honour.
“First let’s talk about law, let’s talk about agreement, the law is the Constitution. Constitution decides the age which you can contest certain offices and there is nothing in the Constitution that says zoning.
“All are political parties, political parties are clubs where you write agreements just like a social club and we can decide that it is the youngest person who will be the Chairman of the Club or we can decide that it is the oldest person or the next female or the next male, that is the matter of agreement between people But the Constitution that sets up the climate of political parties formation does not prescribe zoning.”
When confronted that his name is among those who might be seeking the party’s presidential ticket ahead the 2023, Fashola expressed surprise.
The Minister said: “Which card are we talking about now, where do I belong? I belong to a party, APC and is committed to good governance because I think the best politics is good governance. The beauty of it for me is the opportunity it gives to impact peoples lives. We have elections only once in four years but we have responsibility to provide good governance everyday and that’s the culture.”
