I’m best guber candidate -Shagari
Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, PDP gubernatorial candidate in Sokoto state, says he is the "most qualified" person to occupy the state's government house in May 2007.
"If you take achievements into consideration, none of the gubernatorial candidates in the state will match me," he added.
Shagari, who was addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday, added that, in politics, however, everybody should be allowed to exercise his fundamental human rights.
"Politics is not made by mouth. You know a good politician when the votes are cast," the former water resources minister, maintained
Shagari took exception to how some "cynics" are referring to him as "crafty and articulate," saying that, he never deceives people.
He explained:"But the truth of the matter is that, I am an achiever. That was why president Obasanjo recently rewarded me with the National Honours Award of C.F.R."
He said that, 2007 was going to be a "very interesting one'' in Sokoto state, adding,"I believe that, there will be another landslide."
While blaming the people of Sokoto state for their current "woes", Shagari however admitted that, the people had now become more politically vibrant.
According to him, the PDP has been made more united and stronger after the primaries, and has since been perfecting strategies to wrest power from the ANPP current government in 2007."
"We will transform the civil service into a world class one. It will be made more vibrant.
``I want to be the best governor, ever in Nigeria," he said.