Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has urged Kwarans to massively vote out President Goodluck Jonathan because the President is yet to fulfil promises made in 2011.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state’s APC Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, on Monday.
Buhari said “The presidential rally of the PDP in Ilorin was a celebration of failure.
“We had expected the presidential candidate of the PDP, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to tell Kwarans why he deserves re-election and also offer solutions to the challenges before Nigeria but surprisingly, President Jonathan chose to waste the ample opportunity of the rally on political commentary.
“Kwarans should note that since President Goodluck Jonathan failed to tell them why he deserves re-election during his scantily-populated presidential rally in Ilorin, Kwarans have the responsibility to massively vote him out of office.
“Anyone who carefully listened to Mr. President’s speech would mistake him for an inexperienced comedian who struggled in futility to impress his audience.
“Despite the disbursement of millions in Naira by President Jonathan’s foot-soldiers and Abuja politicians to induce Kwarans to attend the rally, the scantily populated rally shows that Kwara State is a no-go area for the PDP.
“It is no longer news that President Jonathan has yet to fulfil any of the electoral promises he made to Kwarans in 2011. It is also apparent that Mr. President has no achievement whatsoever in Kwara State and we do not expect Mr. President to lay claim to false assertions or take credit for non-existing projects.
“However, rather than his political commentary, it would have been of interest to the people of Kwara State if Mr. President had used the avenue of his presidential rally to tell them when he will refund the over N4bn the Kwara State Government used to execute and rehabilitate the Ilesha-Baruba-Chikanda international border road and federal road projects across the state.”
Meanwhile Niger state governor, Babangida Aliyu on Monday during his visit to the Emir of Kagara, Alhaji Garba Attahiru, said the call for change is unnecessary because if someone has stayed out of office for so long, it will take some time before the person gets used to office.
Aliyu said “The call for change is unnecessary, if someone has stayed long out of office, it will take him another four years to learn if he gets to office before he can finally catch up.”