- Governor Akinwunmi Ambode says Lagos state did not benefit anything from the government of the PDP throughout its 16 years
- Ambode warns that Nigeria should not be allowed to return to the proverbial Egypt after crossing the Red Sea
- The governor says the APC has laid solid foundations that would make Nigeria stronger than it was before the party emerged at the centre
The governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday, December 4, took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) declaring that the state did not benefit from its administration which lasted between 1999 and 2015.
Governor Ambode spoke at the National Consultative Forum (NCF) of the National Committee of Buhari Support Groups, a coordinating body of all the organisations campaigning for the re-election of the president and his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo in 2019 in Abuja.
The governor declared that Nigeria cannot ‘go back to Egypt’ by bringing PDP back to power having crossed the Red Sea.
Ambode, according to a statement by Habib Aruna, his spokesperson, noted that just within three and half years from 2015, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been able to lay a solid foundation for the country’s economic growth and prosperity.
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He said the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket remains the best option to take the country to the next level from 2019.
“Sixteen years of PDP, I can say it clearly that Lagos state never enjoyed anything from them. Three and half years of APC, I can clearly attest here that whatever it is that we have achieved in Lagos in the last three and half years, the present federal government has largely contributed to the things that we have achieved be it in terms of right of way, be it in terms of approval for waivers for import duties and other things that have actually made Lagos to be on the progressive trajectory that it had been in the last twenty years.
“So, for me it is very easy and it is just common sense that we have to uphold the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket to allow that economic progress and the growth in the GDP that we want for Nigeria rather than allowing it to get dismantled and then make us to go back to Egypt after crossing the Red Sea and we are not going back to Egypt,” Governor Ambode said.
According to Ambode, since assuming office in 2015, the Buhari administration had worked hard to bring about fundamental positive shift for sustained progress of the country.
“I just want Nigerians to understand and also to encourage all our members here that what we have started as a support group coordinating everything that is happening is not necessarily for you but it is a selfless service to put Nigeria on that trajectory that grows prosperity and also conveniently in another four years, we would make all Nigerians proud and I am very proud to be part of this.
“We have made up our mind that we are going to work tirelessly; we would do everything that is possible in terms of supporting and campaigning to let Nigerians understand that there are two parallel lines between what we stand to offer which is growth and prosperity for this country and what PDP is trying to come and re-engineer to take us back to the debris of the past that we don’t want to ever go back to.
“So, I just want to congratulate Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari and also the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and assure them that when they look at their back, they have true Nigerians who believe that yes, we want to build a skyscraper but we need solid foundation to be able to enjoy that skyscraper and then the next level we are thinking on is to be able to put the proper aesthetics and lay the proper foundation to allow Nigeria to make progress and that is what the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket speaks about.
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“All APC Governors, I can speak on their behalf, are resolved that the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket is what Nigeria needs and that is what we are going to pursue and I am happy that a handful of our gubernatorial candidates are here to align with us to make sure that what we would deliver is what Nigerians want and what Nigerians want is the APC President,” Governor Ambode said.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Nduese Essien, a former minister of lands and housing, said Atiku Abubakar will win the 2019 presidential election because of the inability of President Muhammadu Buhari to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians.
The former minister on Sunday, November 11, said the Buhari administration was yet to address the basic needs of Nigerians and fix the worsening economy.
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