“Govs Should Aspire To Be President Not Senator” – Ex-Gov Bafarawa

Attahiru Bafarawa, the former Governor of Sokoto State has expressed a strong opinion against Governors who aspire to be Senators.

The former Governor who declared that he is no longer in interested any elective office or political appointment stated that “Why would you serve eight years as governor of a state and then you come again and take one part of the state and say you are going to the national assembly?

“After serving for eight years, why don’t you allow others to go to the national assembly? As a former governor, the only thing you can look forward to is the presidency. Anything less than that is an abuse of privilege.

“Out of 200 million people, you are one of the few chosen to become governor, and after two terms, you come back again and say you want to go to the Senate. What are you going to the Senate to do? As a former governor, ask somebody to go and represent the people there. Then you give the person your wisdom.”

Speaking on his decision not to seek election position or accept any political appointment, the former Governor explained in the interview he granted Punch “There was a time I was in politics, the will to do it was there. Now, I don’t have it. I feel I have done my best based on the opportunity given to me and I am grateful for what God has done for me.

“Therefore, I will never go for any elective office for the rest of my life and I will never accept any appointment for the rest of my life. But I will always give my advice whenever it is needed.”