The incumbency advantage notwithstanding, Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso believes he could easily defeat President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.
Kwankwaso, who is aspiring to grab the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential ticket spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State, ahead of Wednesday meeting of APC leaders and stakeholders.
He boasted that having contested elections 12 times and won 11 times, he could easily defeat President Jonathan if given the APC ticket, saying Nigerians are angry with him.
According to him, with the level of political awareness in the country, the people can easily vote out any incumbent they are not happy with, citing the last governorship election in Ekiti State.
His words, “I have contested elections 12 times, I won 11 times, and lost only one from the ward, local government, state and national assembly level.
“Any president or governor can be unseated in Nigeria now; forget about any political jamboree or propaganda that anybody or political party can be engaged in now.
“For me, President Jonathan will be easy to remove in 2015 election because Nigerians are angry with him. Many people will be surprised.
“You people are just sitting down here, if you go to the north eastern part of Nigeria; your people there are living on the hills because of the crisis of displacements while many others have fled to neighbouring African countries for survival; where we are sending relief materials to them. “Nigerians are no fools and people cannot be deceived. At the right time, they will speak with their votes”.
Kwankwaso also ruled out the possibility of him stepping down for other aspirants like Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Nda Isaiah, saying he is the most qualified and has age advantage over them.
