Prof. Jerry Gana, a former Minister of Information has criticized the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to live up to its promises to Nigerians.

Gana, therefore, declared his intention to run for the Presidency come 2019.

The former minister made this known in Abuja on Thursday while addressing journalists and supporters at the national secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) where he went to purchase the N1m expression of interest form.

He said the tension in the country had not been this intense since the end of Nigeria’s Civil War in 1970.

The former minister promised to effectively tackle the security challenges in the country if voted into office.

Gana said any government that failed to protect lives and property was an incompetent one.

He added, “The security of the lives of the people is the primary purpose of the government, according to the constitution. Any government that cannot secure the lives of Nigerians is not worthy of being called a government.

“Therefore, APC, Nigerians are tired of you. The SDP is coming, the SDP will win and the SDP will govern well and Nigeria will be at peace.”

The former minister said the only way Nigeria could maximise its potential is to restructure the country and ensure that power was devolved to the states.

Gana noted that, with restructuring, states would be able to exploit their resources and security would be decentralised.