Gen. Buhari speaking…yesterday. With him (from left) are Oshiomhole, Fashola, Al-Makura, Amaechi, David
West, Yerima, Adamu and Senator Tinubu
Four governors at Buhari’s declaration
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Former Head of State Gen. Muhammadu Buhari yesterday joined the race for the All Progressives Congress
(APC) presidential ticket.
Four governors – Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) and
Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa) attended the declaration of interest at the Eagle Square in Abuja.
A large number of lawmakers and other leaders of the party were joined by a huge crowd to witness the
event.
Gen. Buhari announced a nine-point plan, top of which is a fight against graft.
He became the second aspirant to declare interest in the opposition party’s ticket after former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar.
Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has also said he will make his bid known on October 23.
The candidate of the APC will be elected at the party’s National Convention in Abuja on December 2.
The candidate will face President Goodluck Jonathan in February’s general election.
Gen. Buhari lamented that many Nigerians were grappling with abject poverty, only managing to earn a
living.
A chieftain of the party, Mr. Audu Ogbe, said APC was determined to provide jobs for youths, pointing out
that it is a pact “we have signed with God”.
Ogbe assured that the party would not “impose any candidate on the people because it is a democratic
party, built on solid democratic foundation”.
Amaechi said APC governors had resolved to line up behind any of the aspirants picked as the standard
bearer and work to ensure he is elected president.
Gen. Buhari said: “We have tried to ensure all processes in our party since formation are transparent and
credible. These structures will lead to free and fair polls. There is no point in holding elections if they are not
free and fair.
“Interference in the form of rigging, which the PDP government has practised since 2003 is the worst form of
injustice – denying people their right to express their opinions. Whether they like it or not, injustice cannot
endure.
“Since 1999, the PDP has presided over our country’s decline. Nigeria, in my experience, has never been so
divided, so polarised by an unthinking government hell bent on ruling and stealing forever whatever befalls
the country. We in APC are resolved to stop them in their tracks and rescue Nigeria from the stranglehold of
PDP.
“The last 16 years of PDP government has witnessed decline in all critical sectors of life in Nigeria. There is
now general insecurity in the land. Apart from Boko Haram, there is prevalence of armed robbery,
kidnappings and killings, cattle rustling, market and farmland arson.
“These outrages have taken a new and a frightening dimension, disrupting economic and social life across
whole communities. The economy continues to deteriorate while the government continues to announce
fantastic growth figures. But, manufacturing is down, agriculture is down, commerce is down. Simply
because you sell oil and steal part of the money does not entitle you to cook up figures and announce
phantom economic growth when all the major indices, namely, employment, manufacturing, farming, trading,
are demonstrably on the decline.
“When the PDP came to power in 1999 Nigeria was generating about 4,000 M/W of electricity. After 15 years
and $20 billion spent we are generating between 3,000 – 4,000 M/W. No failure is more glaring than this.”
Gen. Buhari paid tribute to Nigerians who he said are enduring all sorts of hardship and deprivations,
stressing that “millions are grappling with extreme poverty and barely eking out a living. Nearly all are in
fear of their lives or safety for themselves and their families due to insurgency by the godless movement
called Boko Haram; by marauding murderers in towns and villages; by armed robbers on the highways and
by kidnappers who have put whole communities to fright and sometimes to flight.
He added: “It is everyone’s duty to resolve and help the national effort to overcome these immense
challenges. I would like us to place on record our appreciation for the efforts of our Armed Forces under new
leadership and police in confronting these challenges.”
Other programmes outlined by the General at the event include agricultural productivity for taking millions
out of poverty and ensuring food security, reviving industries to generate employment and “make things” not
just to remain hawkers of other peoples’ goods, developing solid minerals exploitation, which will
substantially attract employment and revenue for government, and restoring honour and integrity to public
service by keeping the best and attracting the best.
He also planned to tackle corruption which has become “blatant and widespread”. “The rest of the world
looks at Nigeria as the home of corruption. Nigeria is a country where stealing is not corruption”.
Amaechi, who spoke on behalf of the APC governors, said they had resolved to support any of the aspirants
elected, stressing that the time for change had come.
Amaechi said: “In the past, when the Progressives have this type of gathering, you will not see too many
governors. Today, the APC can boast of 14 governors. There is change in the air.
“The governors in the APC are determined to work together for this change. In all our meetings, we insist
that whoever emerges as the party candidate, all of us, will work to deliver for the APC.
“You know that our dear GMB is one of the aspirants seeking the ticket of the party and you know that he is
a material they don’t have in the other party. If they say they have someone like him, they should show us
somebody who is anti-corruption like Buhari. The APC provides an alternative for the country. We have been
tested and we have never disappointed Nigerians.
“For us as APC, we will line up behind the party. Go back home and get your voter cards. We will punish
these people with our votes. Rivers State is not in their hands, Lagos State is not in their hands, Kano State
is not in their hands. They are banking on using security. We shall teach them the Osun example. We will
fight with our body, with our lives because there must be change this time.
“We have said it again and again that there is no aspirant in APC that is not better than the aspirant in
PDP. What we must do is not only to vote for the aspirant we support, we must also get voter cards so
that when we finish nominating our own candidate here, we will line up behind that candidate to ensure that
we vote out Jonathan. That is what we will do.
“One thing is that this party stands for anti-corruption because if we save the money they are stealing, there
will be light (electricity). Mr President said to us on live television that he is the most abused president. He
said that by 2013, there will be so much light in Nigeria that Nigerians will be dancing on the street. Are we
dancing?”
He accused the government of politicising the fight against Ebola, saying: “I hear the PDP and Mr. president
claiming the glory of having fought Ebola. Rivers State government spent N1.106 billion to fight Ebola and
the Federal Government brought N200 million just last week.
“If we were waiting for the N200 million, Ebola would have spread round Rivers State. I don’t know how
much Lagos State spent, but we all know that the governor was fully incharge of the Ebola drive. Apart from
announcing the number of patients, what else did the Federal Government do for us? So, why did they
politicise Ebola? I have told Nigerians to hold their sanitiser because Ebola is not over.”
At the ceremony were include former Bayelsa State Governor Timipreye Silva, Alhaji Audi Yaro Makama,
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Senator Ali Ndume, Senator
Magaji Abdullahi, Senator Ibrahim Musa, Senator Anthony Adeyemi, Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande, Senator Sadiq
Yar’Adua, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, Mrs. Sharon Ikpeazu, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Mallam Shehu Sani,
Brig.-General John Shagaya, Senator Kanti Bello and Senator George Akume.
Others include former House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Bello Masari, Hon. Haruna Yerima,
Abdulazeez Musa Yar’adua, former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Petroleum
Prof. Tam David West, former Minister of state for Petroleum, Alhaji Umaru Dembo, Senator Anthony
Adefuye, Senator Bello Jibril, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Senator Sani Sale, Senator Anthony Adeniyi,
Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Lame, Senator Ahmed Sani, Hon. Isa Ashiru, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai,
chairman of APC in Adamawa State, Hon. Binta Garba, Ambassador Garba Aminchi, Senator Gbenga Ashafa,
among others. thenationonlineng.net/new/four-governors-at-buharis-declaration/

Surely they shall gather but since their gathering is of how to sponsor and promote BH they shall scather

Surely they shall gather but since their gathering is of how to steal, sponsor and promote BH they shall scather

out of 12 APC governors ,4 of them came to campaign for buhari d remaining 8 was not around due to their tight schedule in their various state .Gej should be preparing for his handover note ooo even baba obasanjo doesn't attend d crook meeting he organized with Sw PDP leaders .we d sw people are not fools ooo and for u to know mimiko will loose ondo to APC .

the good people of d north,south and west will gather next yr in their various polling unit and they will vote for their candidates ,so pls and pls we are not carried away with liars in which Gej is displaying in his cabinet. Gej should remember that he will give account to God in whatever he do to d masses Cos' we are tired of his era.he should be preparing we Christians are praying for God fearing leaders ,Gej is a representative of evil displaying lies all around without doing good things to naija.

d strong politician in d PDP doesn't accept reelection of Good luck pls quote scriptures of faith.2015 is fast approaching and we are heading election pray for free and fair election. Gej should be preparing for his handover note he's not d people's choice. the will of God and d masses will prevail Cos' we want change of hands in d government.

Only 4 governors with five thousand boko haram reps, more like "who is who" in the boko haram movement.

Keshi was sacked thunder fire NFF para mode activated