The running mate to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called on Nigerians not to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan, if they don’t want to live in poverty.
Osinbajo spoke on December 30, Tuesday, at a Town Hall Meeting with artisans, tradesmen and farmers, P.M. News reports. The meeting was organized by the Lagos State Government and held at Blue Roof, Lagos Television, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to the running mate, only those who loved poverty and wanted to remain in hunger would vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
“No one is ignorant of all that is happening to us in this country. No one likes hunger and poverty but people are hungry. In 2015, only those who love to continue to be hungry would prefer that the government in power at the center remains there.
“By God’s grace, we will remove them from the seat of power. The people there presently cannot do anything because they don’t know how to. They lack the capacity and capability to govern the country. I pray for the farmers and artisans that the Lord will bless us in the incoming year,” he said.
During the meeting the APC Lagos governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, also had a chance to express his point of view. He said that the APC from the period of Bola Tinubu to Governor Babatunde Fashola has continuously provided good governance to the people of the state. Therefore, if voted into power, his government would be committed to their principle.
Ambode called on Lagos residents to vote for him during the governorship election and for Major General Muhammed Buhari at the presidential election next year.
“Our promise to you as a party is to provide good governance and able leadership. We want to take good care of your businesses. If you have been making N1000 profit before, what we want for you is, after providing all the facilities you need for your business, that your profit swells to N10, 000.
“We know that when you make more profit, you will have more to take care of yourself, your children and your home. We promise not to stress you with our policies. I also want to remind you that no matter what we do, if we do not take over the central government, we may be hindered in a way and may not be able to provide all that we want to provide for you.”
Ambode strongly assured that “there must be change of government at the Federal level. APC must take over in Abuja. In Lagos, we remember where the former Governor Bola Tinubu started from and how Governor Fashola consolidated on his achievements and raised the bar, that is what we want to continue in Lagos.”
In his turn Governor Babatunde Fashola noted that if Nigerians observed the situation of the country critically, they would find that the country was not better off than it was in 2011.
Fashola also appealed to Nigerians to vote for APC at both the governorship and presidential elections.
“The time to make a very important decision is here. Your request for continuity in Lagos is what I support. But for that project to continue, it would require you to vote for our party in 2015 election.
“Also, Muhammed Buhari and Osinbajo are our candidates for the presidential election, if you vote them into power in 2015, you will have successfully rescued this country from destruction.”
Recently, the Vice President candidate has also expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the Jonathan’s governance.
According to him, the nation’s economy is undergoing so much challenges due to poor management of resources.
“The problem is management of resources. If we plug the loopholes, you’ll see the resources being pooled together,” he said.
