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  • 2023: Group declares support for Amaechi

    2023: Group declares support for Amaechi

    Fusion 774, a political support and socio-economic advocacy group has declared support for the aspiration of the former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, to become the president of Nigeria in 2023.

    Amaechi is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Sadiq Jikta, said this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.

    The group has recently called on the former Chief of Army Staff and Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Amb. Tukur Buratai, to run for the office of the president in 2023.

    Jikta said that Buratai declined their call and urged them to support any candidate that shared their vision.

    He said the choice of Amaechi was borne out of their conviction that his vision for Nigeria aligned with that of the group, couple with his experience in governance and passion for Nigeria.

    Jikta said the concern of the group was to choose leaders with the requisite experience and track records, which according to him endeared Amaechi to the group as the right person to support.

    He said the decision was in response to the resolve of Nigerians to advocate for leadership that would be responsive, trusted and deliberate in meeting the people’s yearning and aspiration.

    “We are using this opportunity to announce our support to the candidacy of Rotimi Amaechi, as we believe he has the capacity to salvage the country, both in security and economy as a whole.

    “We urge members of fusion 774 all over the country to lay their support to him.

    “At this stage, all members who are APC delegates to the presidential primaries to give him the full support and cooperation he may desire.

    “We at Fusion 774 will use all available resources within our means to ensure he comes out successful in the coming APC primary elections,” he said.

    The National Patron of the group, Dr Abubakar Sani, said the group looked out for aspirants from all political parties and evaluated their capacity and acceptability before declaring support for Amaechi.

    Sani said the group would not only support anyone to become president but would set up machinery to hold him accountable to the people.

    He said that Fusion 774 would form opposition against anyone that failed to align their vision, saying the group would not accept funding from any politician.

    According to him, the group consulted with some eminent personalities in the country, like traditional rulers to be able to narrow their choice down to Amaechi as an alternative since Buratai rejected the call.

    He said it was time for citizens to be actively involved in choosing a better president in 2023.

  • 2023 Elections: Group woos General Buratai for presidency

    2023 Elections: Group woos General Buratai for presidency

    Former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republique du Benin General Tukur Buratai is being wooed by a political and economic advocacy group known as Fusion 774 to join the 2023 presidential race in the country.

    Fusion 774 has made it intention known to foot the bill and pay for the All Progressives Congress presidential nomination form if General Buratai obliges.

    This was contained in a statement released by Sediq Jikta the group National Coordinator, it stated that Fusion 774 was concerned by threats posed to the nation’s security, adding that a president like General Tukur Buratai will be in better position to tackle the insecurity problems facing the country.

    The statement reads in part “The call by the members of the group was borne out of the security challenges facing the country. The 23 years of Nigeria’s democratic experiment had witnessed different threats to its survival such as civil disturbances which required experienced hands to pilot its affairs.

    “Nigeria is currently in very challenging times and it is important to decide on the right leadership, a leadership with the capacity and ability to deliver and make the country work.

    “The achievement of Buratai as a service chief in the fight against insurgency is a pointer to his sterling quality and qualification to vie for the highest office in the land.

    “With his achievements, we can see that Buratai is one courageous leader who could step in and bring the much-needed solution to the security challenge and the desired development for the country.

    “Fusion 774 is simply the unification of political strength of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria into a virile, strong and formidable political front. By this announcement, we are prepared to purchase the APC nomination form for him in the event that he declares his acceptance and readiness to contest.”

    The coordinator of fusion 774 says the group agrees with rotational governance for all the regions in order to have a sense of belonging and participation in the country’s governance but believe that merit should be considered above other options.

    The group stated that it reached an agreement that rotational governance should be discarded with the mindset that any candidate with capacity and ability to proffer solutions to the problems confronting the country be duly considered.