ADC presidential primary: Why I’m contesting for presidency – Hayatu-Deen

Ahead of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential primary scheduled for Monday, an aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has explained why he is running for the presidency.

Hayatu-Deen said Nigeria deserves better.

In a statement he issued on Sunday, Hayatu-Deen described himself as the best candidate to become the ADC presidential candidate.

He said: “Our nation stands at a crossroads. Over the past three years, food and fuel prices have spiralled out of control, there are too few jobs, and our security crisis means Nigerians across the country live in fear.

“I am running because Nigeria deserves better. And because our party, the African Democratic Congress, is the only vehicle through which we can deliver it.

“I am not a career politician. I have spent forty years in business and public service, creating jobs, generating investment, and building institutions.

“Every business and organisation I have run, I have left in a better place than I found it. And I will do the same for our country.”

Hayatu-Deen noted that he’s the only ADC’s presidential aspirant not caught in the web of party division or personal feud.

He said: “I am the only candidate in this race not hamstrung by the historic, divisive party political decisions that have weighed Nigerian politics down for two decades. I bring no factional debts and no record of personal feuds settled at the country’s expense.

“This campaign is about three issues that every Nigerian family is wrestling with: jobs, the cost of living and security. The ADC is the only platform focused on these issues. And I am committed to building it into an election-ready force capable of winning the 2027 elections at every level.”

He urged members of the ADC to vote for him to emerge as the party’s flag bearer during Monday’s presidential primary.

“If you believe that I would be the best flag bearer to ensure victory at the presidential election next year, please join my line on Monday,” he added.