Senate President Ahmad Lawan says he has not decided yet on his 2023 presidential ambition or the next step in his political career.
Lawan stated that the report of his entry into the 20223 presidential race is just mere speculation, stressing that God would determine his next political move.
The number three citizen said this in a chat with State House correspondents on Monday after paying a Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Senate President added that people would have a place to contest elections when the economy and country were stabilised.
He said: “I thought you were going to ask me about what we want to do in 2022. We passed the budget for 2022, a budget for consolidation of what we have been able to achieve in 2020, when we had an implementation of 100%.
“2022 has just finished, another 100% implementation of the budget and we’re looking forward to ensuring that the 2022 budget is also implemented by 100%.
“If we stabilize our economy, we stabilize our country, then people can contest, but for now everything is speculative and I believe that God, in His infinite mercy, will show us the way.”
The Senate President called on citizens to shun partisanship, sentiments and support the Muhammadu Buhari-led government in the best interest of everyone.
Lawan stressed that the country would have been in a better condition by now but for two recessions and the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that the nation is still making significant progress.
He said: “Today, we are happy to say that we’re still making progress, but would have done far better if we hadn’t had the COVID interruption.
“So, I believe that as a nation, we are moving in the right direction and President Muhammadu Buhari is giving us the leadership that we need and all that we need to do is to continue to support our leaders, continue to support our government and it’s in the best interest of everyone.
“Let no politics, let no partisanship, let no sentiments derail any of our programmes and projects because you need to have a Nigeria first if you are running to take over government at whatever level. You need to have a country, you need to have a stable country, you need to have a peaceful country in first place and if you do that, you can contest, for example. But as individuals, we have a date with a history.
“How much do we give to our nation? How much do we sacrifice for the sake of others in our communities and in our country? That determines a lot how far we can go because if we decide to be selfish, then I’m sorry, we may not make that kind of progress that we believe can take us to the Eldorado.”
