The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has explained why he cannot support or campaign for any presidential candidate out of the four frontrunners for the seat of presidency.

Ngige revealed his reason on Tuesday at his hometown in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, while distributing gifts by his foundation to people in the area.

Ngige, an All Progressives Party member, said all four presidential candidates are his friends having worked with them at one point or the other, therefore he would not be able to pick any among them to support.

The minister described Peter Obi of the Labour Party as his brother, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, as his good friends.

He therefore urged Nigerians to vote for the right candidate who would be able to work for them after a critical evaluation of their manifestos and antecedents.

He said, “The four frontrunners are good candidates with cognate experience in governance at the federal and state levels.

“They are my friends and they are well known to me. They have worked with me in one way or the other before now.

“Peter Obi of Labour Party is my brother, his local government is next to mine here my successor and everything. I know him too well. I know his capacity.

“Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party was at the helm of affairs in the country when I was kidnapped as a sitting governor. He was acting for Mr. President who was away in Maputo at that time. He ordered my reinstatement. We sat together in the National Economic Council which he is the Chairman. We formed the Action Congress with Asiwaju.

“Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC is also my good friend and political ally. He was very supportive during our trying times as governor. We formed AC together. We worked together in ACN and I became the lone opposition senator in the eastern region under the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria. He is not somebody I don’t know.

“Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of NNPP is my friend too. I knew him as deputy speaker of the federal House of Representatives under Agunwa Anaekwe in 1991 as Speaker. We were in APC so, I know him.

“For me, let the Nigerian people vote right. Let Nigerians look at them and their manifestos and vote, according to what is right for the country.

“I don’t think I will go around campaigning for candidate A or B or C. I won’t do that. It is not my stock in trade. I don’t jump from party to party. But besides, I have some conscience and I am going to protect my conscience and make sure that I don’t hurt it.”

The minister had indicated interest in contesting the APC presidential primaries and was said to have purchased the Expression of Interest Form before withdrawing from the exercise.

greenermodels:
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has explained why he cannot support or campaign for any presidential candidate out of the four frontrunners for the seat of presidency.

Ngige revealed his reason on Tuesday at his hometown in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, while distributing gifts by his foundation to people in the area.

Ngige, an All Progressives Party member, said all four presidential candidates are his friends having worked with them at one point or the other, therefore he would not be able to pick any among them to support.

The minister described Peter Obi of the Labour Party as his brother, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, as his good friends.

He therefore urged Nigerians to vote for the right candidate who would be able to work for them after a critical evaluation of their manifestos and antecedents.

He said, “The four frontrunners are good candidates with cognate experience in governance at the federal and state levels.

“They are my friends and they are well known to me. They have worked with me in one way or the other before now.

“Peter Obi of Labour Party is my brother, his local government is next to mine here my successor and everything. I know him too well. I know his capacity.

“Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party was at the helm of affairs in the country when I was kidnapped as a sitting governor. He was acting for Mr. President who was away in Maputo at that time. He ordered my reinstatement. We sat together in the National Economic Council which he is the Chairman. We formed the Action Congress with Asiwaju.

“Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC is also my good friend and political ally. He was very supportive during our trying times as governor. We formed AC together. We worked together in ACN and I became the lone opposition senator in the eastern region under the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria. He is not somebody I don’t know.

“Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of NNPP is my friend too. I knew him as deputy speaker of the federal House of Representatives under Agunwa Anaekwe in 1991 as Speaker. We were in APC so, I know him.

“For me, let the Nigerian people vote right. Let Nigerians look at them and their manifestos and vote, according to what is right for the country.

“I don’t think I will go around campaigning for candidate A or B or C. I won’t do that. It is not my stock in trade. I don’t jump from party to party. But besides, I have some conscience and I am going to protect my conscience and make sure that I don’t hurt it.”

The minister had indicated interest in contesting the APC presidential primaries and was said to have purchased the Expression of Interest Form before withdrawing from the exercise.

https://punchng.com/why-i-cant-support-any-presidential-candidate-ngige/

BossGerald:
11 members of the Tinubu Apc campaign team tendered their resignation yesterday in Sokoto


E go clear for their eyes soon

Kewtt:


Lolol don't cry more than the bereaved

BossGerald:


Chai! The bereaved must be going through a lot

galaxy2020:
Voting right is voting Obi, any other is a disaster.

Karlovych:
My name is Lateef Adegoke, I'm a Yoruba moozlem from Osun state and I'm OBIdient. I urge all well meaning Nigerians to support Labor party because they mean well for the country.

#OBIdience

Kewtt:

How's is that anyone's problem if you are kanuri and a sango worshipper voting for Sowore?

Karlovych:
Tinubu is a criminal, moozlem-moozlem ticket will never happen in Nigeria

greenermodels:
Why is most of the APC top guns avoiding the campaign of Tinubu? The guy is been avoided like a leper.

Kewtt:

Ngige is irrelevant. Ask why Ubah beat him silly in the Anambra State APC gubernatorial primaries?

The silencing....of ngige didn't start today neither did the intention of Tinubu to run started recently

BossGerald:


I said 11 Apc presidential campaign team members in Sokoto resigned yesterday...

Why you dey mention Ngige?? Are you afraid of the north?

Kewtt:


Irrelevant. Wait watch and learn politics.

BossGerald:


Dey deceive yourself

Karlovych:
My name is Lateef Adegoke, I'm a Yoruba moozlem from Osun state and I'm OBIdient. I urge all well meaning Nigerians to support Labor party because they mean well for the country.

#OBIdience

Kewtt:

Okay. Now go and attend to your life issues. Good morning

Coolestguy2023:


Igbos can deny there father just to get "likes" on nairaland not to talk of denying there tribe

BossGerald:


Good evening to you this morning...because its obvious you're done for.

Kewtt:


Now this is a statement you are going to wish you never made.... Because you are going to regret it in a dimension unfathomable to you yet.... As you loved cursing, so let it come unto you: as you delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from you.

Kewtt:

Ngige is irrelevant. Ask why Ubah beat him silly in the Anambra State APC gubernatorial primaries?

The silencing....of ngige didn't start today neither did the intention of Tinubu to run started recently