Kola, eldest son of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 presidential election, Kola Abiola has thrown his hat into the ring to contest for president in the 2023 election, reports thegazellenews.com.
The first child of the late business mogul and politician is running on the platform of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP). Kola declared his intention to run on Thursday, 14 April, 2022 at the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja
Speaking during his visit to the PR Secretariat, the presidential hopeful said, “Today makes my formal inroad after 27 years back into politics”, noting that the only party that could give the youth such opportunity to make their number count was the PRP.
“I particularly picked to come back into politics through the PRP for some good reasons.
“I have gone back to the history of Nigeria to look at the party that truly represents Nigeria. I have gone back and I have found out that the oldest living party is the PRP, it still holds those ideals of what Nigeria and democratic practice should be like.
“It is a party that was started by the people and truly for the people. It is a party that has shown first, as its priority, internal democracy.
“I have come back to PRP to show Nigerians that not too long ago, we did things in the right way and the new entities that have come together nowadays forget that there was Nigeria that did things right.
“I am one that believes in an equal opportunity employer be it employment, be it business, equally in politics and I believe this party represents all of these.
“Everybody should have equal opportunity irrespective of age, religion and ethnicity and that is represented here,” he said.
Abiola who raised concerns over the low participation of youths in politics, said “We have a youth population that has been caught out the system, the political process.
“The first thing I want to do is to disrupt the political process, to disabuse the minds of the youth on godfatherism.
“The way to do this is to give the true owners of Nigeria, that is, the 18 to 36 years age group that make up over 75 per cent of the population an opportunity for their voice to be heard and their numbers to count.”
On his part, the Chairman of the party, Mr Falalu Bello said “I formally welcome you into our fold. Your antecedents speak volumes”.
Additional report: vanguard online
