Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has described the emergence of former Head of State, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress as the best democratic plot to galvanize Nigerians towards the needed change.
He added that the former Head of State was not just the candidate of the APC but that of the entire Nigerians who have continuously longed for a dramatic and total change.
According to the Governor, the decision by all party men and women to elect Gen. Buhari highlights their commitment to presenting a candidate who would not only win the presidential election but go ahead to rescue Nigeria from the present quagmire which anti-democratic and anti-development forces had landed her in for over a decade and a half.
Aregbesola,made his point in a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, shortly after the declaration of Gen Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential candidate of the APC after a keenly contested primary held in Lagos on Thursday.
The statement reads, “We must congratulate Nigerians for the emergence of Gen Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential candidate of our party. The excitements, commendations and jubilations that have greeted the election and consequently the announcement of Gen Muhammadu Buhari are clear demonstrations of the fact that Nigerians have been anxious and now poised for an immediate change in Nigeria.
“It is clear now that Nigerians are determined to jettison their religious, tribal, partisan and other mundane interests to rally support for our candidate. Gen Muhammadu Buhari, I can confidently say, is not just the candidate of the All Progressives Congress but the popular choice of entire Nigerians,” it stated.
The Governor, who reminded Nigerians of the urgent need to fix the country, said the outcome of the primary election itself confirmed that the APC has taken transparency and the fight against corruption to a new height.
Hear him, “People have chosen the best man for the job regardless of all other less edifying considerations. Buhari represents the face of the required battle against corruption. He represents openness and commitment to good governance. For those who consider the awful impact of corruption on our country, the choice of Gen Buhari would easily translate to the readiness of Nigerians to battle against the most debilitating scourge against the country’s growth.”
While listing the challenges which an APC government at the centre would be confronted with, Aregbesola alleged that the 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party at the centre had put the economy in an unstable state.
According to him, “We have witnessed the most horrendous crimes against the soul of this country. There has been a mindless rape of the country by a gang of looters who have made Nigeria a laughing stock in the comity of other nations.
“There is needless hunger in a country with many untapped opportunities. All the critical sectors have been bled to states of coma and what we have left as a country is fractured entity gasping for breath.
“With the election of General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians are assured that a new Nigeria is possible,” he added.
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