A former Minister of Works, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, has said that no magic by President Muhammadu Buhari would give him a second term in 2019.
Ogunlewe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, made this known in an interview published by Sunday Sun.
Speaking about PDP’s preparations for the 2019 general election, the ex-minister said the party’s chances has been boosted by the alleged non-performance of Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ogunlewe said, “Talking about getting ready for 2019, PDP is battle ready. We are prepared to take on APC, and not only that, PDP is now poised to rescue Nigeria from three years of bad leadership by President Buhari and APC. Things have never been this bad for this country. The last three years of APC, and Buhari’s leadership has been a nightmare.
“Forget all those propaganda by APC and the party’s apologists, the reality in the country today is that Buhari, and APC have become a big burden on Nigerians. Nigerians have had enough of Buhari and APC, and come 2019 Buhari and APC would be shown the way out. Nigerians are hungry and angry. They are waiting to use their votes to punish Buhari and APC in 2019.”
The PDP chieftain also derided some of the supposed achievements of the present administration, especially in the areas of security and poverty alleviation.
He said, “Which achievements are they talking about? To be frank and candid, Buhari and APC have done nothing to lift up Nigeria, rather what we have now under Buhari ‘s watch and APC is Nigeria now being labeled the number one poverty capital of the world. Not only that, Nigeria now also has been ranked as the third country in the world after Iraq and Afghanistan where terrorism has become a major problem and cause for concern.
“So what is there to celebrate about Buhari and APC? Is it not a shame that Nigeria is now ranked third on Global Terrorism index? This is a shame, and it shows that insecurity has become a major problem that APC is incapable of tackling. Look at how Boko Haram insurgents are attacking Nigerian Military bases and killing our soldiers in the North East.
“Nigerians are now yearning for a real change. Now that they’ve had the opportunity to compare PDP and APC, and also having discovered that APC is a failure, Nigerians are ready to throw away APC’s yoke; they are poised to return PDP back to power.”
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