Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State was on Thursday returned unopposed as the state’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
Zulum said he had received offers for the position of running mate of some of the presidential candidates, which could make him the Vice President next year.
He said, however, that had turned down the offer, preferring to remain as the governor of the war-torn state in order to complete the work has begun there.
Let me reveal with apologies, that some close associates of key Presidential aspirants have sent me offers for the position of running mate, as possible Vice President, depending on the outcome of the APC Presidential primaries by the weekend, he said after he emerged the winner of the APC governorship primaries.
“I have thought deeply about these offers because becoming Vice President is considered attractive. I have thought about all the powers and privileges of being VP.
“I can see the honour of presiding over meetings attended by Governors and Ministers, and the privilege of having a Presidential Jet at one’s disposal. I can see the honour of Presidential receptions within and outside Nigeria.
“However, I have asked myself, that should I get the opportunity to become VP and raise my political profile, what happens to all our ongoing works for the people of Borno State?
“We have built more than 10,000 houses, and currently more of such and reconstructing existing ones, for ongoing resettlement of our people. We have resettled more than 20 communities so far.
“Yet, thousands of our fellow citizens are still homeless and in desperate need of food, water, and healthcare.
“We have adopted a development plan that we are already implementing,” he said.
