Gbenga Daniel, former
governor of Ogun State, and Deputy Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Presidential Campaign Council has appealed to Nigerians to vote out President
Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday.
He urged them to support
Atiku Abubakar in order to put the country back on the path of greatness.
In a statement made
available to DAILY POST on Thursday, Daniel lamented the Boko Haram insurgency
and “unchecked bloodthirst of herdsmen across the region.”
He said: “In the last four
years, we have witnessed an unimaginable level of blatant disregard for the
wellbeing of Nigerians by a government that places more emphasis on a
caricature anti-corruption war that continues to enrich friends and families of
those in the Presidency without recourse to the pains of the people. In the
full glare of us all we witnessed as cronies and friends of the President
caught red handed in illicit funds were patted in the back while individuals in
the opposition party and even independent institutions were clamped down with
rigour and alacrity alien to this government.
“Our nation today is one
that has made it nearly impossible for an average Nigerian to feed a simple
family of five. Workers and civil servants toil day and night for salaries and
wages that can not afford them and their families a three square meal. The
prices of food items in the market have skyrocketed to an unimaginable state
while basic bills such as school fees, house rents among others have become a
luxury affordable easily only to those who cut corners.
“Fellow countrymen and
women, I feel this pain as well. Not just as a Nigerian but also as a
businessman with hundreds of people on my salary schedule. I have watched many
breakdown as a result of these hardship and I have seen many businesses and
corporate organizations close shops as a result of bad government policies.
“And this is why this
election is not about political parties or just an individual. It is about us
as a people. Nigerians who live in Nigeria and are the direct victims of this
lack of direction and knowledge of how to run the country by those in power today.
“Make no mistake, Nigeria
can not continue on this path for another four years. Nigeria can not survive
another four years of this misdirection and maladministration.
“To those who are still
unclear of the choices before us. It is a choice between a man who has created
thousands of Jobs, employed over 50,000 across the country and another man
whose only source of job creation is rearing of 150 cattle. We need the former
to solve our reoccurring unemployment problem across the country and the latter
to go back home and face his flocks.
“It is a choice between a
detribalized Nigerian who doesn’t see ethnic, religion or regional difference
but Nigerian. A man who married across all the regions of the country, love and
treat all equally and a man who sees us as a nation of 95% and 5%. A man who
sees us as a divided nation that must be conquered with divide and rule. Again,
we need the former to repair our fragile unity and focus us all on the path of
collective development.
“It is a choice between an
healthy and sound minded Nigerian who has the capacity to carry out the duties
of the office of the President of the Federal Republic without annexation of
same to some group of individuals named cabals and a man who is better left to
take a long rest and attend properly to his health concern without holding us
all to ransom and having those who are neither elected or appointed dictate and
share the duties of the office of the President without accountability.
“It is a choice between a
man who understands what is required for this country to grow with a sound
business mind and technological exposure needed to refocus our nation to the
emerging innovations and new age generation not just for us but our children
and grand children. A digital system devoid of analog mentality.
“Atiku Abubakar is the
choice before us. He is our ticket to development and advancement. He is our
hope to jobs, good healthcare, better security and most importantly, good
life.”
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