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 epi-centre 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.
1.To complete the second River Niger bridge
before the expiration of the tenure
2.To make the Minister of Works to immediately
start repairs of the road leading to
Murtala Mohammed International Airport
3.To transform all major routes in Damaturu to
federal roads
4.To assist in resuscitating all the collapsed
industries in Kano state
5.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.
6.To give Sokoto-Kotangora road unfettered
attention
7.To
deliver stable, constant supply of electricity
8.To ensure that Nigerians do not use
generators more than two times in a week
9.To explore the coal deposits in Benue and
Kogi states for improved power supply
10.To reduce the importation of generators at
least 90 percent in four years.
11.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
12.To create 1.5 million jobs in 2 years
13.To transform the economy within four years
14.To construct 2 world scale petrochemical
plants, 2 fertilizer plants and 2 fertilizer blending plants.
15.To establish petrochemical plant around
Koko Free Trade Zone in Delta State
16.To make Nigeria go beyond producing and
exporting crude oil to exporting refined petroleum products because Nigeria has
no reason to keep importing kerosene
17.To make anyone caught breaching the public
peace to face the full wrath of the law.
18.To make sure that no part of the country is
allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or
kidnappers
19.To make a complete transformation of
national security architecture
20.To ensure there is no sacred cow in the
fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key.
21. To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime
22.To embark on irrigation project to boost
production; to start two projects in Kwara State
23.To boost farming activities by providing
power and water
24.To re-build Ilesa water scheme
25.To
complete Ife/Ijesa dam
26.To provide sufficient water to the people
of Taraba;
27.To revamp mining activities in Jos, Plateau
State
28.To make solid mineral key revenue source in
Nigeria
29.To fight corruption regardless of the
position of the person involved
30.To play politics without bitterness.
31.To lead by example; strengthen the
anti-graft agencies, not interfere and give free hand on all matters of
investigation against any government official.
32.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.
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