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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here     Daily Independent Online.         * Thursday, June 17, 2004. Marwa  is serious about presidential ambition, say campaigners By Tolu Olarewaju, Senior Correspondent, Lagos The Marwa Presidential Campaign Group (MPCG) has denied insinuations that the former Military Governor of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Muhammed Buba Marwa (rtd), is in politics as an agent of some other politicians, explaining that he is serious about his presidential ambition, contrary to stories making the rounds that the retired military officer is fronting for others angling for the presidency in 2007. According to them, Marwa’s ambition to rule the country is real. The group, in a statement in Lagos, Tuesday, said Marwa’s decision to vie for the highest position in the land is borne out of pressures from well-meaning Nigerians from all walks of life. “We wish to emphasise that Muhammed Buba Marwa  is not a stooge or an errand boy,  an agent,  a lackey of any sort, acting on the directive of a power bloc towards the next political dispensation in 2007. His resolve to contest the presidency in 2007 is based on the solid track record of impeccable integrity and administrative acumen, and innumerable catalogue of accomplishments which have earned him a place in the pantheons of the immortals whose names are already carved in gold in the National Hall of Fame”, said the group. According to MPCG, although the former Lagos State chief executive is not yet a card carrying member of any political party, its central working committee is considering credible choice of platform among the existing political parties on which to actualise this vision. The statement said the campaigners would not be intimidated by existing structures or antecedents  of other presidential aspirants no matter how formidable. “We have set up appropriate political machineries in all the states, local governments, wards, and the entire nation all aimed at making this noble vision a reality. Very soon, we shall embark on vigorous mobilisation drive, aimed at enlisting the active involvement of patriotic Nigerian citizens who are fervently eager for a new era of positive change which our respectable leader Mohammed Buba Marwa stands to usher,” the statement  added. The group urged those describing Marwa  as a stooge to desist from their campaign of calumny aimed at smearing his person, with a view to reducing his stature, hamper his chances and hinder the collective will of the people.         Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.dailyindependentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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