Former Senate President and 2023 Presidential Aspirant, Bukola Saraki, has said that some young supporters raised the N40 million needed to acquire his Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Form.
In a series of tweets on his official Twitter page on Tuesday morning, Saraki said the youths, who are young professionals that raised the money, were convened by Abubakar Danmusa.
He also disclosed plans to appoint youths below 35 years as ministers in his cabinet if elected as president.
According to him, the plan was in line with his long-time belief that the younger generations have a lot to contribute to Nigeria’s development.
He wrote, “Last night, I was truly touched by the gesture of the young professionals convened by Abubakar Danmusa, who helped to raise the N40 million for my Presidential Expression of Interest Form and my Nomination Form.”
“These young people, who went out of their way to rally their friends, family, and coworkers, made contributions of N500,000 to N2 million to reach their desired goal.”
“This symbolic gesture, a first of its kind in the history of our nation, is also a challenge to me. Now, I promise to work twice as hard as I originally intended. I promise to meet the yearning and aspirations of all our young people to run a modern government.”
“As it stands, this is a clarion call.” This is why I make this promise:
“When I become President on the 29th of May 2023, all the Ministers of State in my Cabinet will be experienced young people who are under the age of 35.”
“We have our work cut out for us. But the battle to fix Nigeria has just started!”
Olubukola Abubakar Saraki served as the 13th President of the Senate of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019.
