The Minister of Transport, Rotimi
Chibuike Amaechi, has called on Nigerians not to give one vote to the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections.
Speaking during the inauguration
of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection campaign organisation on Monday in
Abuja, Amaechi, who doubles as the Director-General of the council, vowed that
the opposition party will not have peace.
He added that the APC will
campaign for the presidential seat based on issues rather than on personality
attacks.
Amaechi’s loyalty to President
Buhari is in doubt after an audio recording was released by the opposition PDP
in which he was saying Nigerians were hungry and poverty has been growing under
Buhari’s government..
However, the minister assured
Nigerians that the President’s next four years will be different from the 16
years of the PDP.
“I was in the PDP, the slogan was
‘Share the money.’ But here we are not sharing money. And because we are not
sharing money they are saying vote buying. Because they ran election with
government money, eating, buying cars with government money and nobody cared.
“I appeal to Nigerians; don’t
give one vote to the PDP, they are hungry, they can’t stand poverty, they can’t
stand not touching government money. Where money is given for prayers in
Nigeria, I can pray in my church, nobody is giving me money to go and pray.
“We are no longer stealing money.
PDP stole the money meant to feed Nigerians and until they return it, they will
not have peace.
“PDP has nothing to say to
Nigerians. Our campaign is going to be issues based. We are determined to save
Nigerians.
“The President said he will fight
corruption; that he is doing. We met a tattered economy that if we did nothing,
Nigeria would be at a mess. But today the economy has been growing.
“In fixing the economy we
promised infrastructural development. When I took over as Minister of
Transportation, GE approached me and said we have approached different
governments for 11 years to allow us to take over the rail with our own money
but nobody agreed, this government agreed,” he said.
Amaechi told the gathering that
before March this year, his ministry will sign a formal agreement of concession
to a consortium that will take over Nigeria’s entire narrow gauge rail line and
run it.
On why Nigerians should re-elect
Mr. Buhari for second term, Mr. Amaechi said the change promised by the APC
cannot be completed in four years.
“Anybody that says we can do so
in four years must be a magician. What we are pleading with Nigerians for is
another four years to consolidate on what we have started,” he said.
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@Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is a disgrace to himself after destroying Nigeria you jump camp to mock Nigerians. posterity will not forgive you.
ReplyDeleteU were part of the same pdp u're laying curse on. That sounds like u too will not have peace cos ur cursebis on those who shared our money whether they are now in Apc or still in pdp. Ppl with short memory.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the 4 years ob Buharis tenure?
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