Kola Abiola emerges PRP presidential candidate

Eldest Son of the late MKO Abiola, Kola, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Redemption Party (PRP).

He won against Usman Bugaje, Patience Key and Col. Gboluga Mosugu (rtd) to pick the PRP ticket for the February 25, 2023 poll.

While Abiola got 2,097 votes from across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bugaje came second with 813 votes. the president of Nigeria.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had reported that Kola said he draws inspiration from his deceased father, Chief MKO Abiola, to take interest in the 2023 presidential election.

The aspirant said that he would leverage the ideals of the PRP to change the dynamics of politics in Nigeria and breathe fresh air into Nigerians.

“PRP is the oldest party in Nigeria today and I am in the party for the right reasons. We want to prove that things can still be done rightly. We represent a fresh idea,’’ Kola said.

He said that if voted as the president, he would ensure the full participation of youths in governance.

“I will like to see a repeat of the June 12, 1992 presidential election and the only way to do this is to reach out to youths. I will mobilize our youths to come out and vote because they constitute more than 60 percent of Nigeria’s population,’’ Kola said.

He further said that his decision to contest on the platform of the PRP was a way of showing the youths that things were done rightly in Nigeria in the past.

“I joined PRP because it will deliver a lot more than me. I will do my best to get more Nigerians involved in running the country. My personal target is to make sure that 40 percent of elective positions at the 2023 elections are won by PRP candidates,” he added.

Kola said that if elected as the presidential flag bearer of the PRP, he would campaign with every PRP candidate across the country.

“We will not do it by throwing money around, but by mobilizing those at the grassroots,’’ he said.

According to the PRP Southeast Zonal Chairman, Mr Peter Okafor, Abiola is one of the best brains in the presidential contest.

Okafor said that Nigerians needed a president that would correct the misgovernance of the past, adding that the aspirant would deliver if given the mandate.