By: Aminu Shu’aibu
aminushuaibu1968@gmail.com
I conducted a “Vox Pop” to collate public opinion on their choice of the next President come 2023.
I embarked on the exercise on the 1st of October 2020 and concluded on the 7th. I categorized my Target Respondents into three categories: YOUTHS, TRADERS, MEMBERS OF ACADEMIA AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE.
The responses I got from the aforementioned categories of people beats my imagination. Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso is no doubt an enigma. I can say without any fear of equivocation that Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has an edge over and above whosoever is going to vie for the position of the next Nigeria’s President. Kwankwaso’s antecedents and past records are unmatched, unprecedented and unbeatable.
The people I interviewed according to their categories responded as below:
1. TRADERS
I visited two major markets in Kaduna Metropolitan City (Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and Kasuwar Bacci Markets). I randomly selected 20 people from each market.
In Gumi Market, my selection was devoid of religious and tribal extraction because of the multi tribal composition of the market. My mindset was to have negative responses from the non-northerners. But the fact that Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has made an indelible footprints in the sand of times, his achievements speaks volumes to the hearing of everybody. Out of the 20 respondents, 18 of them were for Kwankwaso. Majority of them underscored the reason why they like Kwankwaso.
They said when Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso was the Governor of Kano State, he created an enabling environment for traders to thrive and prosper. He empowered the small scale entrepreneurs (most especially women and youths) with capital to start business.
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In another development, all the 20 people I interviewed at Kasuwar Bacci Market responded positively in favour of the Political Maestro and Embodiment of Politics in present Nigeria Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
2. YOUTHS :
It’s an understatement to say that Youths are diehard and irresistible teeming supporters of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso. There’s no iota of doubt that the love and support of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso in the minds of youths is unflinching, irrevocable and indelible. Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has positively impacted on the lives of so many youths. He’s so much inclined to education and made it as one of the most prioritized items in the agenda of his administration when he was the Governor of Kano State. He sponsored the education of thousands of youths in both local and foreign universities. Youths that were unable to make it academically were trained in various skills eg Tailoring, Welding, Carpentry, Animal Husbandry etc. After the training, they were all assisted with tools, implements and money to enable them kick-start their businesess respectively. There’s no any facet of human endeavor that the administration of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso did not touch.
It’s based on the foregoing that majority of traders, skilled and unskilled labourers have unflinching support for Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
3. MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIA:
During the last weekend (precisely on Saturday 3rd October 2020), I attended a wedding of my friend who’s coincidentally a lecturer at Kaduna State University. The wedding was well attended by many lecturers from ABU, KASU, Kaduna Polytechnic etc. I heaved a sigh of relief for having such a wonderful opportunity to interview the lecturers.
I moved from one angle to another and randomly interviewed them with ease. I interviewed 20 people and out of the total number of the respondents 17 affirmed to me that the political permutation is glaringly showing that Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso is no doubt the best Presidential candidate that can win with a landslide victory. They said, he’s going to have their vote if he becomes a Presidential Candidate because he knows the value of education considering his feat in the sector. He’s the only Governor that established 2 Universities. He sponsored the education of thousands of youths many of whom are now lecturers in Nigeria and foreign universities.
Some of them emphasized on the need to have a President like Kwankwaso who’s steadfast and has the capacity and political will to formulate and implement politicies without any fear or favour. Some of them who hailed from Kano. said Kwankwaso formulated and implemented numerous people oriented policies especially during
his second tenure as Kano State Governor. He’s well qualified for a Presidential candidature because he was an experienced Civil Servant, a former Deputy Speaker House of Representatives, a former Governor, a former Minister of Defence and a former Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
4. LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE :
The last but not the least category I interviewed are the less privileged people.
I visited the home of the less privileged people at Kano Road. I introduced myself and informed the leadership of the house the purpose of my visit. When asked who do they want as their next President, they all answered (in chorus) – Kwankwaso. On hearing this, I just rested my case. There was no need for me to further interview them individually because they all spoke with one voice in support of the emancipator of the masses and the less privileged.
They further lamented that the present administration promised them heaven on earth but from all indications it’s going to be a mirage.
They applauded the efforts put in place by the administration of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso in uplifting and empowering the lives of the poor and the less privileged people in Kano State.
I didn’t go to Kano to conduct this Vox Pop, I conducted it here in Kaduna. This is a true reflection of who’s Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso. He has become a household name and the most loved leader/politician who has impacted positively on the lives of people.
He transcends regional or party politics. He’s loved by people irrespective of their tribal, regional, religious and party extraction. Membership of his Political Movement (Kwankwasiyya) cut across political parties in Nigeria. Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has glaringly exhibited and showcased his popularity in the South-South (Edo State) and Soith-West (Ondo State).
It’s however not a heresay or speculation, it’s empirically proven that Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso is the best Presidential Candidate that can win with a landslide victory in the 2023 Presidential election (insha Allah). VOX POPULI, VOX DEI (Voice of People is the Voice of God).
