He said: “We have solemnly promised this nation that we are going to secure it against all threats, manage its resources efficiently and with demonstrable transparency, and then fix whatever is amiss in it. Under an APC government, no one will go to bed hungry, angry with the government or with the fear of insurgents or nocturnal visitors. We shall secure the government for the people and fix it. And, verily, we shall deliver on every of our promises.
“We intend to prosecute
this campaign to win and we shall win. We undertake to end the impunity of the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a party that has proved clueless in every
material particular. It has failed to address any of the important concerns of
the people of this country. “It has failed to deal squarely with the great
security challenge that has faced this nation within these last five years. And
it has remained touchy and impervious to all constructive criticism, and
without concern for human life and for the suffering going on in the land.”
Recalling the warning he
made to his supporters in the days preceding his presidential declaration
against violence, Buhari cautioned that his supporters must not engage in
violent campaign. “As I said in my address to some of our supporters on
September 30, 2014, I would like to repeat: With your support, I intend to
offer myself for the position of the president of the republic on the platform
of our great party. I intend to make a formal announcement on October 8, and I
hope I can count on your continuing support and sacrifice.
“However, I would like to
point out to you that, to be more meaningful, your support must extend beyond
my person and always be available to the party and all those the party puts
forward; because it is the party that is the platform. You must at all times
remember that the APC is a party with several qualified people for each and all
the positions that will be contested, including that of the president.
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