Buhari, In Massively-Attended Campaign In Bayelsa, Promises Development Ignored By President Jonathan
General Muhammed Buhari, presidential candidate of All Progressives
Congress (APC) on Thursday took his campaign to the doorsteps of
President Goodluck Jonathan in Yenagoa where he pledged to revamp the
agricultural and power sectors if elected next month.
General Muhammed Buhari,
presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) on
Thursday took his campaign to the doorsteps of President Goodluck
Jonathan in Yenagoa where he pledged to revamp the agricultural and
power sectors if elected next month.
Addressing a massive crowd, the
APC flag-bearer noted that Bayelsa was blessed with a suitable climate
and fertile land for large scale agriculture which will be harnessed to
drive economic development.
He regretted the inability of the
Jonathan administration to develop even Bayelsa, his own home state,
and promised to reverse the trend.
He said that power was critical
to unlock the potentials of Nigerian entrepreneurs and will be a
cardinal part of his economic programme.
Buhari also pledged to embark on
skills acquisition and empowerment schemes that would benefit the
teeming unemployed youths in the state.
He was accompanied on the
campaign tour by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of APC;
Chief Timiprie Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa; campaign coordinator
Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State, and many top officials of the
party.
On corruption, the former Head of
State reiterated that under his government, anyone caught stealing
public funds will be punished and compelled to return it.
He urged registered voters in the state to collect their Permanent Voters Cards before the February 14 general elections.
Speaking earlier, Governor
Amaechi expressed satisfaction with the impressive turnout of party
loyalists and expressed optimism that APC will be victorious at all
levels of the elections.
Amaechi stressed that the
elections will be merit-based and called on the people to protect their
votes, reiterating that APC was poised to reverse the underdevelopment
of Bayelsa.
In that regard, he joined the presidential candidate in wondering
loudly why President Jonathan could not develop his home state.
“In the case of Rivers they said he refused to develop Rivers because
he is quarrelling with me but let me ask you: is your son Jonathan
(also) quarrelling with [Governor] Dickson?
“Why do they say “charity begins at home?” he asked rhetorically. We expect Bayelsa to be a model state,” Amaechi said.
Also speaking, Bayelsa State APC
chairman, Chief Timipa Orunimighe declared that the successful hosting
of the presidential rally marked the beginning of change in the history
of the state.
Source: Sahara Reporters
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