The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has pledged to address the problem of insecurity now afflicting the nation if elected president of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election as the general elections approach.
As president, Kwankwaso also pledged to respect every Nigerian’s life and to address the turmoil in various regions of the nation.
He said this on Saturday in Osun while paying the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, a courtesy visit.
The NNPP presidential candidate said that his visit to the state was intended to promote his education reform plan across the nation and that his administration will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
He also stressed that there was a need to beef up security mechanisms in academic institutions to encourage more students to continue schooling.
According to him, “To protect our schools, we have to increase the number of security personnel to secure every inch of the country. We will also improve intelligence gathering to compliment that. Security is generally paramount.
“We are going to do whatever it takes to ensure that each and every child in this country is given the opportunity to go to school.
“Our responsibility is to ensure there is security in this country. And that is why we have decided to raise the number of the military from 250 to 1 million.
“On medical tourism, we need to do two things. One, is putting our house in order; by improving the Govt-owned institutions. Two, is to encourage private sector participation. Leaders also need to set a good example and seek treatment at home.
“I believe that if you’re aspiring to lead people, you owe them accountability regarding your health status. I assure you that I am in good health and I can release my certificate for you to see. And the last medical examination I had gave me a good health guarantee of 30 years.”
Also, as part of his confidence building measures, Kwankwaso maintained that he has no bank account and business anywhere in the world except in Nigeria.
Kwankwaso’s visit to the Ooni of Ife is coming on the heels of earlier visits by Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate and Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Abubakar, who had paid a visit to the Ife monarch, was also in the state for the PDP presidential rally in the state.
Both presidential candidates also outlined their plans of tackling the challenges confronting the country and added that their visit to the monarch was also to get his royal blessings.