Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, Kwankwaso said the 2023 election would be different from every other.
A former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has condemned candidates saying it's their turn to rule the country.
He also described as unfortunate plan by some people to become president when their principal passes on by running as vice president to a candidate that have serious health challenges.
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) was obviously referring to the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu who has asserted on many occasions that it is his turn to be president with his Emi Lokan slang.
Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, Kwankwaso said the 2023 election would be different from every other.
The presidential hopeful asked Nigerians not to vote for any candidate who is unhealthy, alleging that some persons were plotting to become president in a similar way Dr Goodluck Jonathan emerged following the death of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
Kwankwaso said: “People are not talking about parties. They are talking about candidates and individuals. The APC and PDP have failed Nigerians. That is why we are in this mess today. I am ready for debates. Let us put our cards on the table. Some of the candidates are running away from debates. Some of them should look at themselves in the mirror and tell themselves the truth. Some of them are our seniors. You cannot cheat nature.
Anybody who says 2023 is his turn is making a huge mistake.
“In 2007, Yar’Adua was nominated as a PDP candidate without consultation. There was no serious consultation. We knew things, but there was no consultation, and so we ran into trouble (with Yar’Adua’s ill health, attendant controversies, and using the doctrine of necessity to swear in Dr Goodluck Jonathan as acting president, and his death). Today, that episode is recurring. Some people thought by becoming vice president; they would soon be president.”