My duty today is simple; yet it is one that excites me very deeply because as I welcome you all to Lagos and to the first Presidential Convention of the All Progressives Congress, I am confident that I am welcoming you to change.
I welcome you to a change that is for the better.
I welcome you to change that will liberate Nigeria from inefficient national management.
I welcome you all delegates from across Nigeria, to Lagos, where the first building blocks of the country now known as Nigeria were laid.
I welcome you back to the epicenter of nationalism and the home of change, where our pre-eminent nationalists forced a change from colonial government to a Nigerian government.
I welcome you all back to where the promise of Nigeria was hatched, as a land of endless opportunities.
Unfortunately, the bridge between us and our opportunities have been shattered by a series of broken promises by a party, Government and President for whom promises mean nothing.
I have made it my task to record as many of the promises made by President Jonathan and his party. The lists of promises are as long as the list of disappointments.
All over Nigeria, he made promises to us and as far as Lagos is concerned, I can tell you that those promises remain unfulfilled without explanation.
I do not know what all experiences from your various states are, but I will repeat here, some of the promises that I recorded that he made across Nigeria and ask you to tell us whether they have been fulfilled.
· To complete the second River Niger bridge before the expiration of the tenure
·To make the Minister of Works to immediately start repairs of the road leading to Murtala Mohammed International Airport
·To transform all major routes in Damaturu to federal roads
·To assist in resuscitating all the collapsed industries in Kano state
·To set up a committee to review Federal government landed properties in Lagos, hand over those that should and retain those that should be in possession of the Federal Government.
·To give Sokoto-Kotangora road unfettered attention
·To deliver stable, constant supply of electricity
·To ensure that Nigerians do not use generators more than two times in a week
·To explore the coal deposits in Benue and Kogi states for improved power supply
·To reduce the importation of generators at least 90 percent in four years.
·To address the issues of unemployment through diversification of the nation’s economy to that of sustainable agricultural development across the 36 states of federation
·To create 1.5 million jobs in 2 years
·To transform the economy within four years
·To construct 2 world scale petrochemical plants, 2 fertilizer plants and 2 fertilizer blending plants.
·To establish petrochemical plant around Koko Free Trade Zone in Delta State
·To make Nigeria go beyond producing and exporting crude oil to exporting refined petroleum products because Nigeria has no reason to keep importing kerosene
·To make anyone caught breaching the public peace to face the full wrath of the law.
·To make sure that no part of the country is allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or kidnappers
·To make a complete transformation of national security architecture
·To ensure there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key.
· To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime
·To embark on irrigation project to boost production; to start two projects in Kwara State
·To boost farming activities by providing power and water
·To re-build Ilesa water scheme
·To complete Ife/Ijesa dam
·To provide sufficient water to the people of Taraba;
·To revamp mining activities in Jos, Plateau State
·To make solid mineral key revenue source in Nigeria
·To fight corruption regardless of the position of the person involved
·To play politics without bitterness.
·To lead by example; strengthen the anti-graft agencies, not interfere and give free hand on all matters of investigation against any government official.
·To ensure that the National Boundary Development Agencies are funded to tackle the challenges that arose out of the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroun
Today, we must rebuild the bridge that will bring change to Nigeria and more Nigerians closer to the promise of Nigeria.
Today you will have the opportunity to change broken promises to fulfilled promises and rescue Nigeria from mismanagement and bad governance.
Our party has carefully developed a Manifesto through which the broken and unfulfilled promises made to the people of Nigeria can be actualized.
The Manifesto is anchored on changing insecurity to security.
That Manifesto will change a dysfunctional government to an efficient Government.
That Manifesto will change underdevelopment to rapid and accelerated development.
That Manifesto will change our poor circumstances to a prosperous dawn.
That Manifesto will change Nigeria’s global reputation from its current dismal status to one of international respect and global admiration.
One man will bear the responsibility and enormous burden for implementing that Manifesto and the change that it brings.
All of you, our delegates are the men and women to whom history has been so kind to bring to this day, to this State, to this venue and to this moment, to choose that man with your votes.
Let me be clear. What you are gathered to do is epical.
What you are gathered to do is not easy. Change is not easy.
What you are gathered to do is important to the whole world.
Let me remind you that we gather to vote to make a choice that will alter the way Nigeria develops and in that way, Africa develops.
You are gathered to elect the potential leader of Africa’s most populous nation.
You are gathered to elect the Ambassador of Change.
Please do so wisely, decorously and with a sense of duty.
God bless you all as you cast the votes to change Nigerians for the better. Long live the All Progressives Congress.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Thank you.
Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN
Governor of Lagos State

Incase

Splashme:
Talk is cheap. This man should:
1) Complete Lagos - Badagry expressway first.
Since 2008, he has only done Orile - FESTAC gate
2) Where is the rail line he promised to deliver since December 2012?
3) Where is the Lekki airport?

APC are a bunch of lying propagandist.

Do you remember this man promised Lagosians cable cars? That because of the high traffic
Lagosians will now have the option of flying over in cable cars to their destinations as we
have some major cities of the world.
He has less than 6 months to vacate office, where are the cable cars?

Is Fashola vying for President?

Yoruba people and intelligent are like 5&6. What an intelligent speech. Precise and concise. God bless APC, God bless the FRN.

APC dismantling GEJ since 2013!!! this is another total whitewash from the stable of Babatunde Raji Fashola.

As usual, everything they said was about Jonathan, nothing concrete about what APC plans to do.
Shameless party of gossips

This speech should be translated into all Nigerian major languages and spread around the whole of Nigeria.

Collynzo9:
As usula , everything they said was about Jonathan.
Shameless party of gossips

A child of anger detected.


Can your GEJ be that eloquent in ten life times?


In you anger, see how you wrote usual. PEJ pikin.

What a brilliant speech!God help APC.

I think this deserve to be on the frontpage.

Who else thinks so?

words

Let embrace change, an shun the usual promise and fail of PDP.....poverty development party

PentiumPro:
This speech should be translated into all Nigerian major languages and spread around the whole of Nigeria.

Well said

melojames:
I think this deserve to be on the frontpage.

Who else thinks so?

I do so as well

KHAYGOLD:
Yoruba people and intelligent are like 5&6. What an intelligent speech. Precise and concise. God bless APC, God bless the FRN.

Not all Yoruba, some are and some aren't fluent as you said.

Collynzo9:
As usual, everything they said was about Jonathan, nothing concrete about what APC plans to do.
Shameless party of gossips

Do you know what opposition politics is at all? It's a f**kcing presidential convention.. You have to tell the people what the ruling party isn't doing right first of all.

GEJ till fash Emerges APC Presidential candidate!!

Truth is bitter. Dem pdp paid boys will start crying now

kokoA:
Do you know what opposition politics is at all? It's a f**kcing presidential convention.. You have to tell the people what the ruling party isn't doing right first of all.

They have been telling us that for ages.
What next?

I think this deserves to be on the frontpage.

If Fashola lied, Jonathan should see & respond with facts too.

God bless Nigeria

Nice one from FASHOLA.



Sai Buhari.

I think GEJ has been doing this, the only problem with PDP is when this money is given for these projects the man involved eats the money and nothing happens.

Woww what a Great speach from both Buhari and Fashola... those are my President and Vice president in making if enemy like make dem complain about Muslim/Muslim ticket na them sabi.