National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has revealed that he was instrumental to the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 general elections.
He said this yesterday during the Ndigbo APC governorship rally held at the Onikan Stadium, La­gos.

His words: “In 2011, I helped Jonathan become President because he made us believe he was a breath of fresh air. I didn’t say be­cause he was from Bayelsa that I would not help him. We voted for him because he promised to make our lives better. But now, he has failed us.”

He called on the Igbo liv­ing in Lagos to support the APC to continue reaping the dividends of democ­racy. He urged them not to allow politics of tribe and religion to influence their decision at the polls.

“Igbo have lived here for years, and nobody has discriminated against them. No one would fight them because they are based in their land. No one can de­termine the tribe or fam­ily where he is born; it is only God that can do that.

Therefore, everyone must be treated with equality and respect. Today, Nige­ria is no longer safe. But because election is now approaching, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has remembered you. Can they give Igbo shops in Lagos? Can they give their children scholarships? In Lagos, when we give you shops, we don’t ask you where you come from. We let you do your business. We don’t build roads and say Igbo people should not ply them.
Over 500 Igbo are in the Lagos State civil service and we don’t discriminate when it comes to promo­tion,” he said.

“The PDP-led adminis­tration has ruined the econ­omy and that is why many Igbo businessmen are suf­fering now. Because of the dollar exchange rate, the rate of imported goods has increased and has crippled many businesses.”

“The country is no lon­ger secure, but with Gen Muhammadu Buhari as president, he would flush out the Boko Haram sect just as he flushed out Mai­tasine when he was the Head of State. So, I urge every Igbo person living in Lagos to support APC just as the APC government has supported Igbo.”

The governorship can­didate of the APC, Akin­wumi Ambode, promised to empower Igbo youths and make life more mean­ingful by creating a better enabling environment for their businesses to thrive.

ManMountain:
the Igbos in Lagos should vote wisely, voting on religion and tribal prejudice can only hurt them in lagos in the long run.

francizy:


So who do you suggest we should vote for?

francizy:


So who do you suggest we should vote for?

tit:


if you Ibo PEOPLES vote against President Jonathan, it will hurt you in the long and short run.

ManMountain:

Foolish question, use your PVC as your conscience directs you, just that for every decision, there will always be consequences.

midolian:


GEN Muhammadu BUHARI

francizy:


You people will never talk to people in a civilized manner. No wonder we have murderers, touts, assassins, insurgency, religious crisis, hate, bigotry, etc looming all over the country. I simply asked you a harmless question and you resorted to insult. It means if I were close to you, you would have stabbed me right?

tit:


if you Ibo peoples vote against President Jonathan, it will hurt you in the long and short run.

ManMountain:

If you live in lagos and have a PVC, Vote the Just Kidding guy, no one is stopping you.

francizy:


Bro, you deserve a reply, a very civilized one at that.

Now, I have been able to go thru the administration of GMB and GEJ, I checked past records, I checked their failures and successes and came to the conclusion that there's no much difference between what happened then and now. I was inclined not to go to the poll, because I was disappointed at both candidates, not until I noticed that APC members and supporters made light of every failure of the APC but always greatly criticized GEJ for both his failures and ones that shouldn't have been ascribed to him.

It's one thing to realise you need a change, it's another thing to truly identify that change. To me, that change we are clamouring for is not going to come from the APC. May come from another party entirely tho.

ManMountain:
the Igbos in Lagos should vote wisely, voting on religion and tribal prejudice can only hurt them in lagos in the long run.

mycar:

As in the benefit they get from Lagos, what of Nigerian economy that depends on oil from the eastern part of the country? Do you think that East ends at Enugu, Anambra, Imo and Abia, all these are geographical locations. Igbo is in the blood and not location. You have not thought of the oil, economy is suffering just for it's low price how much more when we have fewer available ones to export.

The country will have too much to fight, do you think bokoharam will go that soon, think again.


Many of you need to grow up from your lopsided thinking.

ManMountain:

Since you still believed LASG should give you power because in your warped reasoning they have control over IKEDC and EEKDC, then your ignorance cannot be helped. It is this same ignorance that is shaping the decision of most of the igbos