As thousands of supporters, leaders and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress gathered at the Metropolitan square, Ilorin, for the public declaration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for second term in office, leaders of the party had nothing but unflattering words for President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party. More after the cut...
The party’s presidential aspirants, Atiku Abubakar, General Muhammadu Buhari, Alh Rabiu Kwankwaso and former minister of FCT Mallam El Rufai were all in attendance,
Also present were the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Bukola Saraki, The governors of Kano state, Ibrahim Kwakwanso, Governors Aliu Wamako of Sokoto, Adams Oshiomole of Edo, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and representatives from Osun Ogun and Oyo states among others were all present.
Leading the pack was national leader of the opposition party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who stated that Jonathan should have resigned from office because his inability to secure the lives of Nigerians, and the fact that Boko Haram have brazenly occupied parts of the country under his watch.
Speaking in his local dialect, Tinubu told the surging crowd why they had vote out President Goodluck Jonathan and PDP in 2015 general elections.
He said, “Let me forget the protocol, because you are the votes. You are the people who must vote. We bring the greetings and respect of Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Edo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and the entire APC states in Nigeria. What I want to beg of you is to be ready to defend for change. The race has started again. We have endorsed Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for second term in office as he has performed creditably well just like his predecessor, Senator Bukola Saraki.”
“The thieves that daily steal your money. They have not given you any job; they cannot create jobs and they are starving states of funds to pay workers salaries. The best thing to do is to sweep them away through broom revolution. APC is a party of the masses.”
“I saw the sea of refuges and the lies coming from Jonathan’s administration. They have exhibited failure, lack of capacity, vision, creativity; the lie of yesterday is what they repeat today and it is what they will repeat tomorrow. They are lying to you. They are lying about the security; toying about the security of this country. I don’t have time to explain the logic of their lies.”
“But if you control the armed forces and you are the Commander-in-Chief of the armed of the federal republic, why should any part of this country be under occupation? And you give us excuses every day. In any civilized country Jonathan should resigned. But if he will not resign he should wait for our broom we will sweep them.”
The former governor of Lagos state also told the crowd that the APC was bringing ‘a new beginning for Nigerians’, adding that the party has a vision for the security of lives of Nigerians.
“It now behooves you to begin a house to house campaign that this is a party of the masses. You had not seen Bukola and myself mounting the same podium campaigning for the same party before this time. This is a new beginning. This is a time of good things and tidings from us. We have brought good luck and commonsense revolution.”
“Now it is time to apply commonsense revolution and it is about your lives. It is about your education, your jobs and about the security of this country. We stay together since independence and we will remain together. Any affecting any section of this country affects all of us.”
“I will come back. This is just the endorsement of Governor Ahmed; that he will be re-elected by the grace of God with the support of you people here and those outside there. The unemployment situation will be conquered by this administration of APC. We have the vision for the security of the lives of our children.”
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