The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, said on Wednesday that corruption would disappear in Nigeria if the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), emerged the winner of the 2015 general election.
Amaechi specifically stated that Buhari would instill discipline and uprightness on corrupt public officials in the country should he win the forthcoming poll.
The Director General of Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, who made this remark while swearing in nine Permanent Secretaries at the Government House in Port Harcourt, pointed out that Nigerians were tired of the PDP leadership under President Goodluck Jonathan and needed change.
Amaechi added that no matter the lies told by the leadership of the PDP, Nigerians were interested in the improvement in the country’s affairs.
“We were sharing some discussions in the bus in the cause of our campaign. The President and the PDP never knew that there will be a time like this in Nigeria when Nigerians will be asking for change, not because of APC or Amaechi but because they are tired of what is going on.
“No matter the lies you tell, Nigerians just want change any type of change they want it. It could be change for the better, it could be change even for the worse but they certainly want change,” the governor stressed.
Amaechi, however, charged the newly sworn-in permanent secretaries to see their appointment as a call to service delivery and ensure that they were not on the wrong side of history.
He observed that in the past, permanent secretaries were not corrupt, but upright, adding that currently, some of those occupying similar position have landed property everywhere.
The governor urged the new permanent secretaries to resign if they were not ready to serve and maintained that their current position came with challenges.
Amaechi said, “Don’t be one of those Permanent Secretaries that history will have on the wrong side of the society. If you don’t want to serve, please, resign because it comes with challenges.
“Just imagine the days when J. E. Amadi was a permanent secretary, now permanent secretaries have houses everywhere, estates they have built for themselves and busy sharing money.
“You better change because the Buhari’s government will force change on everybody. I hope you listened to him (Buhari); he is not talking about EFCC, he said there are rules of the civil service.
“If we obey those rules, corruption will seize. If we all run government by those rules, then we will have a better country. Let me congratulate you on behalf of the state government.”
Those sworn in by the governor are Amieyefori Joseph, Marcus Anga, Samuel Egbe and Dagogo Heart. Others are Mrs A. E. Petito, Augustine Orlu Orlu, Sam Woka, Kingsley Hart and Mrs. Ibaniba Abella Briggs. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Many of the APC leaders were just recently PDP members who were asked by the PDP leadership to give younger leaders a chance but they refused and fled to APC.
ReplyDeleteMany of them have been two-term governors and multiple-tenure senators yet they want to be in office for life.
Now tell me, who believes in change. APC or PDP?
It’s wiser to deal with an undesirable but familiar situation than to risk a change that might lead to an even worse situation.Apc ask your pdyt candidate to clarify us his certificate and come out in an open debate eyeball to tell us what they can do if elect into power and stop hiding behind media rant & chant pdp,Jonathan and criticizing others. And I advice all parties members and it's candidates to be more courteous in their exchanges.Honestly I'm pissed off with impolite and uncivil rude campaigns which apc members got the highest degree.
ReplyDeleteplease look inwardly, you will find out who is campaigning rudly... by the way, why do the want to postpone the election if everthing is in favour of PDP just as you claim.
DeleteNigerians be warned, did you hear what this Joker just said; "No matter the lies you tell Nigerians, Nigerians just want change, any type of change they want it. It could be change for better, it could be even for worse, but they certainly want change. Please, what type of Change are we voting in for. You Amaechi will first disappear if Buhari wins, cos u're number corrupt personnel in dis country. With your big smelling mouth full of Lies.
ReplyDeleteAPC and Tinubu I know they are more corrupt than anyone in this country, what Tinubu did to my company can never be forgotten till i enter grave, they are bunch of thieves and coney and big liars, their empty noise will never take them to anywhere in this election
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