Tuesday, 12 November 2013
BUHARI- APC IS HERE TO TAKE OVER FG BY 2015
Benin Leaders of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday talked tough, boasting that they
would not only bring down the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the
Presidency in 2015 but also react if the Anambra governorship election is rigged.
Speaking in Benin, the Edo State capital, at the fifth anniversary celebration
of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s government, both General Mohammadu Buhari and
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said a time had come for change in the country.
Ahead of Saturday’s
governorship election in Anambra, Tinubu threatened that the APC would react if
the election was rigged by the PDP, as was the case with the Delta Central
Senatorial bye-election.
He stated that the
party would not keep quiet if the election is manipulated, while soliciting the
support of Edo people and others to ensure that one-man-one-vote
prevailed during the election.
The APC leader accused
the Federal Government for churning out economic indices that portrayed rosy
picture of the national economy at a time he said there was an army of
unemployed graduates in the country.
He praised Adams
Oshiomhole and the people of Edo State for voting out PDP and enthroning
progress in the state, even as he observed that Governor Oshiomhole has made
the people of the state a corner stone of his developmental policy.
“He has shown great
commitment and devotion in service to Edo State and the entire country,” Tinubu
said and praised Oshiomhole for improved internal revenue generation and
radical development of the state.
In his speech, former
head of state and national leader of APC, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, said APC was
fundamentally known for two things, the economy and security of the country.
“We are determined to
stop terrorism and to reconstruct infrastructure. The APC is here to take over
in 2015 and manage the economy efficiently,” he said and praised the support of
Edo people for the party.
Also speaking, interim
National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, expressed joy that since the
beginning of time, Edo people were ready to be counted among the progressives,
observing that the women and youths were the soldiers of democracy who had fought
against election rigging.
He, therefore, charged
the people of the state to continue in the same light till victory was achieved
for the APC, just as former governor of the state, Chief John Odigie Oyegun
warned that the battle ahead of APC was not an easy one.
Chief Oyegun, while
urging the APC to be ready for every possible eventuality, said the PDP would
not surrender power, adding “the APC must seize power, we must capture power,”
and advised that the realisation for 2015 must start now.
Describing Oshiomhole
“as our redeemer,” the former governor said Oshiomhole’s greatest achievement
was the liberation of the people of the state.
South-South leader of
APC, Chief Tom Ikimi, in his speech, said Edo State was a shining example of
change in all aspects of life, including leadership.
“We the people of Edo
State are determined that we will not go back to what it was 10 years ago. PDP
is dead in Edo, Kwara, Sokoto, Rivers and all over the country,” he said,
adding that the sky was the limit for Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
In his goodwill
message, the Esogban of Benin kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, said the people of
the state were now in the land of Cannan to the extent that “those who were
working against us are now coming to build mansions and enterprises,” pointing
out that Oshiomhole has improved the lots of Benin and Edo State.
“We are happy with the
administration that any amount that comes to Edo from Abuja is spent on the
state. I want to repeat it now that the new party you people belong to is
destined to rule the country.”
Continuing, Chief
Edebiri dubbed as the oracle following his prediction that Oshiomhole would win
a second term, said “again and again, the same oracle that spoke has spoken
that your party (APC) will be in government in Abuja and APC will continue to
rule Edo State.”
Adams Oshiomhole in
his speech, said the challenge in his second term is to focus on the economy
and security, haven created infrastructure during his first term in office.
Expatiating on the
issue of security, the governor said he had no regret signing the law, which
prescribed death penalty for kidnappers in the state because, according to him,
“those who take life should have no right to live.”
He apologised to those
who had been victims of kidnapping in the state.
He enumerated his
achievements to include roads, schools, electricity, water supply and hospitals
across the length and breadth of the state, amongst other projects, saying that
his administration has employed over 7000 youths under the Youth Employment
Scheme (YES) programme of the state.
He said more than 100
projects completed by his administration were ready for commissioning between
now and December, just as he announced that the state government has paid out
N36 billion to contractors between last year and this year.
Governor Oshiomhole
said one way to measure whether a leader has done well, was to look around and
see if those who were with you are still with you.
“I’ve seen that the
people are still there. The only regret I have is that my wife with whom I started
is no more.”
Recalling his
beginning five years ago during which he launched one-man-one-vote, the
governor observed that since that time, the state has not been the same again,
saying that his party had won all elections.
“Today, the dividends
of that struggle are everywhere for all to see,” he said.
The Sun
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