LOKOJA— President Muhammadu Buhari
has said it would be a grave mistake to
return Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
candidates at any level back to
government, adding that his government
would make Ajaokuta Steel Company, ASC,
work to ensure massive employment of
Nigerians, especially residents of Ajaokuta.
President Buhari
The President said these, yesterday, when
he and other leaders of All Progressives
Congress, APC, stormed the state as part
of his campaigns for re-election and the
election of other APC candidates ahead of
the polls.
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There was total lock down in Lokoja, the
Kogi State capital, during the rally, as
streets and roads leading to the Lokoja
Township Stadium venue of the event
witnessed unprecedented human traffic, as
party faithful and others trooped to
welcome President Buhari to the state.
All available spaces in the stadium, as well
as its environs, were flooded with party
faithful and supporters.
The President thanked the people of Lokoja
for the reception, berating previous
administrations for wasting $16 billion on
power without a commensurate outcome,
noting that his efforts in the sector had
yielded more results than his predecessors.
Speaking, the Director General of APC
Presidential Campaign Council, Rotimi
Amaechi, said the election was between
the looters and the looted, saying “they
said there is hunger in the land. Yes, there
is hunger because PDP looted everything.
They want to come back and continue their
looting.
“PDP is hungry and desperate to come
back to power. They want to get into
power so that they can find a means into
looting for another four years. If you don’t
reject them, they will come back and steal.
PDP can only thrive in corruption.â€
On his part, Governor Yahaya Bello said
the mammoth crowd that came to
welcome the President was a sign of
acceptance of the party in the state,
calling on the people to vote for the party
in the forthcoming elections.
Bello said: “There is only one party in Kogi
State as far as we are concerned; it is
APC. The people believe in you (Buhari),
that was why they trooped out on such a
short notice.â€
The governor urged the electorate not to
reinvent failure by voting any PDP
candidate at any level of tier of
governments.
