The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday promised to tackle the erosion menace ravaging Anambra State the way he tackled the Atlantic ocean.
He also said that he will make the value of properties owned by people worth more than 1,000 time of their investment
Tinubu who made the assertion during his campaign rally held at the Ekwueme square in Awka said, “You know me, you know Tinubu, the city boy of Lagos? You know I had the Atlantic tamed in Lagos.
He said, “The way we tamed Atlantic Ocean is the same way we will tame the erosion in the eastern region. We will tame the erosion. We will make the value of your property worth more than 1,000 time of your investment
The APC standard flag bearer dismissed the People’s Democratic Party, PDP as a party with failed promises, saying, “We are not like PDP that forgot your rail line. They are liars. When you hear Atiku use the word and say ‘walahi talahi’, what is in his head is “na lie I lie”. Anytime you hear him say Walahi talahi, just reply and say, “na lie I lie”.
“Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a liar and Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP), is a betrayer.
“The man who left here, he calls himself Peter Obi. We read in the bible that before the cock crows, he will deny Jesus Christ. Is it not true? So how can he keep his promise to you. He can not prove a point. Has Bola Tinubu not proved a point? Did I close any market? Did I kill anyone? I’m a thinker and a doer, I even tamed the Atlantic.”
Tinubu insisted that he is the only one who has been able to establish a track record of success, with verifiable projects as governor of Lagos State.
Speaking on his promises for the people of Anambra State, Tinubu said: “You want to make Anambra a highly dependable state right? That is the memory of my dear friend Chuba Okadigbo. That is what we will continue to carry on – the joy of Chuba Okadigbo.
We will create jobs for our youths. We will industrialize and make Anambra both the economic city and the economic centre of Nigeria. Your resources will be applied to create handwork and hard work, better paying jobs.
“We are not like the other party that come here to lie to you. Tell them when they bring their lie, ask them how long will it take their lies to travel from Port Harcourt to Onitsha, Onitsha to Aba?
“You see their lies, for 16 years, PDP lied that they will give industrialisation, but instead they sold our assets to themselves and they called it privatization. Privatization to their own pockets. They privatized the industry to their pockets.
“The hour has come, your PVC is the master, the voice of commandment. Atiku said he is the candidate of the North, is that not a dog whistle? Is that not a division among us. Anambra people lived well, in prosperity and joy with me in Lagos. I started paying WAEC fees, I didn’t discriminate whether you are Igbo, Christian or anybody, I paid for everybody.”
He assured youths of Anambra that he is here today to concretize the promise of development that will promise them restoration and industrialisation
The candidate further eulogized Soludo, saying: “Soludo your son is not contesting with me or against me. He is a brilliant man, he has the brain, he is a thinker, he knows the way. We will work together. When I become the president, Soludo will be one of those advisers who will bring prosperity back to you. So the way you voted for Soludo is the way you vote for Bola Tinubu.
In her speech, the Director General of the APC presidential campaign council, Senator Margery Okadigbo said the massive attendance at the rally was indicative of the love the people of the state had for Tinubu, and that they were ready to vote for him during the election.
