Reports I Will Join 2023 Presidential Race Speculative — Lawan

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said any possibility of him joining the 2023 presidential race would be determined by God.

He described reports of pressure on him to join the race as speculative.

Lawan was speaking on the sidelines of the Sallah homage paid to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa by Abuja residents to mark the Eid-el-Fitr.

He also cautioned politicians against over heating the polity ahead of the 2023 general elections.

He said there must be a peaceful and stable country first before any politician could be assured of taking over government through election.

Addressing the question on his speculated presidential ambition, he said: “I thought you were going to ask me about what we want to do in 2022. We passed the budget for 2022, a budget for consolidation of what we have been able to achieve in 2020, when we had an implementation of 100%.

“2022 has just finished, another 100% implementation of budget and we’re looking forward to ensure that the 2022 budget is also implemented by 100%.

“If we stabilise our economy, we stabilize our country, then people can contest, but for now everything is speculative and I believe that God, in His infinite mercy, will show us the way.”

According to him, the government has been trying to put the country in shape through the full implementation of the budget, stating when the economy and country are stabilised, people would have a place to contest elections.

He called on citizens to shun partisanship and work towards making the country better organised.