Olawepo-Hashim Predicts Major Upset in Presidential Election
Nseobong Okon-Ekong
Presidential Candidate of the People’s Trust, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has declared that he has the winning formula to cause a major upset in the 2019 presidential election. He said the presidential will not be a two-horse race as widely predicted
The candidate who has emerged as a third force in the race towards next year’s presidential elections, frowned at what he described as recycled leaders, saying, “While recycling of waste products might be good for the environment, it is bad for governance.”
He stressed at an interactive session with journalists in Lagos that the world has developed to appreciate the importance of recycling refuse and waste products, but cannot grow to the extent of accepting fading personalities as our potential rescuers.
“What we need now is a new generation of leaders. We no longer need the cabal anymore. We cannot accept a situation where we accommodate multiple pension-receiving individuals. I mean those who have been living on government expenses in ages. It is good to retire these people and the time to do that is now,” Olawepo-Hashim stated.
He lamented that while the nation sustains them and their families at huge cost, the ordinary people continue to struggle. “It is time to retire these people. It is time to retire them from politics and then drive Nigeria on the new part of creativity. My mission is to stop political recycling and we shall achieve this, by the Grace of God
“The nation certainly needs fresh ideas on how to develop the economy, unite and secure the country, which the political elites recycling themselves in power have not been able to offer. 2019 must be the breaking point from the legacy of poverty and misery which politicians represent,” he stated.
The candidate had consolidated his presidential bid with his emergence at the weekend as a third force presidential candidate in prime position to challenge the duo of President Mohammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Running on the platform of the People’s Trust (PT) had earlier won the party’s presidential ticket following a fusion of over 10 political parties, including the Olisa Agbakoba lead National Intervention Movement (NIM). His name has since been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).