Be committed to freedom, vote APC, Tinubu tells Kwarans

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Ilorin, Kwara, on Tuesday urged the people of the state to vote for him and all APC candidates in the coming general elections in order to cement the freedom from exploitation they achieved four years ago.

Tinubu told the people that they had been enjoying freedom and progress under the leadership of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, urging them to remain committed to the administration.

He said, “Are you going to be committed to the freedom that you have been enjoying under Governor Abdulrazaq?

“Are you going to cement that freedom? Do you have your PVCs?”

Thanking them for believing in the governor and for being committed to his re-election, Tinubu said, “On February 25th, we will need you to come out. You don’t vote for anybody else, you vote for me, you vote for the APC. Vote APC across all levels – Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.”

He warned Nigerians never to be deceived into voting the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in next month’s election, saying a vote for PDP would be an error that will be hard to correct.

According to him, the PDP Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar would only sell Nigeria to his shady friends in the name of privatization.

Tinubu also dwelt on the recent revelation by one of Atiku’s former aides Michael Achimugu where the former vice president admitted to setting up Special Purpose Vehicle companies to siphon the country’s funds.

“Before today, we used to call him Mr. Privatize. But today, we must give him a new name. One that comes from his own mouth.

“He is now Mr. SPV. From his own mouth, we have heard him admit that he and his old boss conspired to rob from the Nigerian treasury millions upon millions of dollars. They did this by using a fancy business device called an SPV, Special purpose vehicle, to hide the money.

“You must stop him before he stops your dreams and aspirations for a better Nigeria.”

He said the APC just like it had done in the about eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, had shown that it means well for the country and its citizens, promising to continue with this.

“If you give us the mandate with your vote, we will carry Kwara and the rest of the country to a more prosperous and secure future,” he added.

He promised to take advantage of the agricultural resources in abundance in Kwara to transform the state for the creation of jobs and welfare of the citizens.

Speaking on education, he said, “We will prioritize education as a tool for empowerment. It is not just about producing more and more graduates. We will improve the quality of our education to make our youths more productive and will reform education such that our able and energetic young people are given the skills and knowledge needed to fill the jobs and compete in the economy of the future.”

The APC candidate also said he planned to ensure that the country was secure for everyone.

“We will secure our nation and our borders through recruiting and deploying more security personnel, improving the communications, equipment and training of our personnel as well as using top shelf technology to improve ground and aerial surveillance,” he added.

Kwara State Governor Abdulrasaq urged the peoplenot to allow “those who stole your future, who could not pay your salaries and pensions to return to power.”