The National Coordinator, Presidential Support Committee, Senator Godswill Akpabio has insisted that considering the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari -led administration in office, Nigeria has no other better alternative than to give him another term.

Akpabio, who spoke with Journalists in Abuja, urged the South South people to reconsider their stand in planning to vote for the party that wants to sell the Nigeria National Petroleum Coporation(NNPC), and its other assets.

Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate, has vowed to sell the NNPC, if voted into power, to break what he called ‘mafia’ in the corporation.

But Senator Akpabio said it will not be in the interest of the Niger Delta people for NNPC to be sold.

“Yes I believe Nigerians can compare the difference between apple and orange. The reality is that this president has done very well considering the fact that he was able to take Nigeria out of recession.

“He met ongoing projects on ground, such as the airports and the railways. He completed and put them to use. Nigerians are clamoring for change, better health care, better educational facilities and all those things cannot happen when you spend almost 80 percent of resources on recurring expenses like pension, salary arrears.

“So we must commend the President and of course, if you take a look at what is happening on the Lagos-Ibadan railway, you will be very impressed. Take a look at the Abuja-Kano railway, some people now travel with rail to the North.

“The power sector has improved from 2,500MW to 7000MW. So many things are visible and the enabling environment is there in terms of law and order. The fight against corruption has really been intensified and the good thing is that it has now become a deterrent to any public official that yes..., if you go out of your way to move your pocket forward instead of your country or state, you will be held accountable.

“We in the Niger Delta are very apprehensive. I don’t think that there is any person in the South South who will go and vote for PDP. Even some of them are trying to purchase votes because when you look at the major policy document of the PDP today, they are talking about selling the NNPC.

“What does the NNPC have? Is it the building? What NNPC controls is the oil of the Niger Delta, oil wells, oil fields and all those things come together with the land. I don’t see anybody from the South South or any Niger Deltan, who will agree that the same way we sold out Nigeria Airways and we became a laughing stock in the comity of states in Africa is the same way NNPC should be sold.

“Look at Kenya Airways, Ethopia Airline, Ghana Airline, South African Airways and Nigeria has no single plane now called its own. We sold out our Aluminium Smelter Company in Ikot Abasi, that provided thousands of jobs and today that place is totally bare with over 690MW of electricity.

“We sold out Oku Iboku Paper Mill in Akwa Ibom and our people are there jobless. That massive structure is a waste. All those things combined are things that frighten us when somebody talks about the sale of NNPC. The sale of NNPC on its own simply means that the Niger Deltans are going to be divested of not just their properties, not just the water that they fish in, but the fact that they will become tenants in their lands for the next 50 to 100 years. And people will come from outside, maybe friends of the government, and possess their land.

"The election also is between integrity and others. The President has shown that he can give what belongs to Niger Delta to Niger Delta. He is even refunding monies that were used during my tenure to repair Federal roads and what we use to call Paris Club refund.

“We tried everything under the PDP. We never had that money and I was a Governor and the FG was owing my state over 145 Billion on federal roads and the building of prisons and other things I had to intervene. I dualized federal roads, built airport and today, federal government is refunding those monies to the state.

“If you see a government that has shown sincerity, it simply means that we are now talking about a question of integrity and a question of postulation. We are postulating that if you bring in a government that will sell your father’s land, that will sell your oil wells and sell the waters that you use in fishing, then I can conclude that there is no alternative to President Buhari.”

Hmmmm, I didn't think of it in this way o

You didn't know that when you were campaigning against him in the last elections abi? Monkey!!

The man of Niger Delta. The best Governor ever in South South. APC is the way

I think so....

Atiku said he will enrich his friends and later said he will sell NNPC. Guess who the buyer would be? The same way Jonathan sold PHCN to all of them.
You think Obasanjo is fighting Buhari for nothing?

PDP never again.
Sai Baba

Bloody afonja doesn't know what he is saying.
PMB shall rule us till 2023!
We are destined for it!
Atiku supports are worse than wailers.

Absolutely.

PDP had the chance, but presented a rogue who even during primaries bought their votes.
Buhari isnt good, is it to now replace him with Atiku? Mba... Make we use our head o

Akpabio after this elections your middle name would be sorry

This man sabi run mouth..

Even the corpse of PMB is better than ATIKU alive....

PDP can never and ever rule this country again

Amongst all The candidates, this illiterate n blood thirsty dullard has no alternative?
Least you forget b4 u vote on Saturday.

The efulefu of akwa Ibom.

Perpetual fearful slave.

Talking for your head and pocket sir, not for the south south masses. Some even prefer another senator to represent them, not you.

What happened to nitel will happen to some of those other establishments: power, petroleum, name them.

If selling nnpc will make life better for all, I'll contribute to buy it. You are just trying to gather sentiments.

You said

“We in the Niger Delta are very apprehensive. I don’t think that there is any person in the South South who will go and vote for PDP. Even some of them are trying to purchase votes because when you look at the major policy document of the PDP today, they are talking about selling the NNPC.

The reverse is the case sir.

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suya man are u not supposed to be at the abbatoir

Na wa...na blind person na you dey tell .....God help us in this country

Thats just the blatant fact

Atiku is just sharing his easily earned loots

Technically with on-ground data and followership, Ignoring social media campaign, He is a walk-over for Buhari.

Akpabio is a failure

He is a retired politician

Coward .

Akpabio,

I no get power to talk this morning.

So immunity from probe make you dey loose your brain and skull like this abi?

hmmmmm

ELERIBU!

Tell them
They want to put looters in power... So if Atiku wins, the likes of fayose, Dino Melaye and other will now start ruling this country.
Not gonna happen...

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Very audible to the deaf and visible to the blind that there's no other alternative to PMB.

Atiku is prodigal in nature. Too materialistic, greedy and a kleptomaniac.

Saturday is here already....

Yes o
The only alternative na PYO in 2023,

My leader has spoken nothing but the truth. We in the south south will no longer be fooled by PDP. My vote is for buhari