Profiles of new breed politicians that want to bring change to Nigeria

1. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
Atiku was vice president for eight years between 1999 and 2007. He was the head of Obasanjo privatisation programme where he sold a national asset ALSCON built for $3.3bn for a paltry $250m to a Russian friend.

He is 78 years old.

2. Senator David Mark
He retired as a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army. He stood firmly against the restoration of June 12 mandate to the winner, Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola. He was military governor of Nige state from 1984 to 1986. He was senator for twenty years between 1999 and 2019. He was the longest serving Senate President. He was Senate President for eight years between 2007 and 2015.

He is 77 years old.

3. Alhaji Sule Lamido
Sule Lamido was a member of House of Representatives in the second republic. He wss the national secretary of the original Social Democratic Party who betrayed the June 12 struggle. He was governor for Jigawa state for eight years between 2007 and 2015. He was not only found wanting in the fund of the state but with his son.

This new breed politician is 76 years old.

4. Arc Tom Ikimi
Ikimi was Nigerian foreign affairs minister from 1995 and 1998 after he betrayed the June 12 struggle. He was the national chairman of the National Republican Congress before his appointment as minister after Abacha put a nail to the coffin of the aborted third republic.

The new breed Edo born politician is three years older than Atiku who is 78.

5. Mr Rotimi Amaechi
Amaechi was the Speaker, Rivers state house of assembly from 1999 to 2007. He was governor of Rivers state from 2007 to 2015. He was minister of transport (which included today’s blue marine ministry) between 2015 and 2022 when he reluctantly resigned to contest for APC presidential ticket which he lost despite running around a stadium in what was supposed to be a thanksgiving service.

He celebrated his 60th birthday anniversary in hunger in a hall rented with millions of naira.

6. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
Aregbesola was commissioner of works Lagos state for eight years between 1999 and 2007. He was governor of Osun state from 2010 to 2018. He was minister of public holiday and prison break between 2019 and 2023 but he was originally appointed minister of interior.

He is 68 years old.

7. Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Member House of Representatives for twelve years from 2003 to 2015. He was Speaker between 2011 and 2015 and Governor of Sokoto state from 2015 to 2023. He is a senator from 2023 till date.

He is 59 years old.

8. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai
El-Rufai was appointed Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprise in 1999. In 2003, he was appointed minister of the federal capital territory. He was elected governor of Kaduna state in 2015 and got re-elected in 2019.

This new breed politician is just 65 years old.

As we can see, they have never played any role in the destiny of our country and this is why they want to bring a change in 2027.