The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday in Kano urged Nigerians to see the general elections as a commonsense revolution.
He advised them to use their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as a tool for change.
Asiwaju Tinubu, who addressed reporters after inaugurating Kano Corporate Security Institute and other projects executed by Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s administration, enjoined Nigerians to vote with clean hands and hearts for credible leaders.
He urged them to vote for the APC candidates to rescue the country from socio-economic-cum political quagmire created by the bad leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by President Goodluck Jonathan.
His words: “My message is that they should see the forthcoming elections as a commonsense revolution; commonsense revolution to reform, re-change, get relieve, ensure security of life and property, eliminate corruption and deception, and ensure recovery of the economy.
“This is the first nation that is moved from the platoon of economic prosperity. For oil to be selling at the highest price per barrel ever experienced in the world and to plummet to below 50 per cent and taking the country to recession at the same time; and if you cast you mind back to a few years ago, governors and the entire population were deceived about the excess crude.
“You said you want to save for the rainy day, they said we are saving for sovereign wealth—if there is a save for sovereign wealth and if there is a save for the rainy day—is it not a Tsunami now to move from the exchange rate of 110 to 210, 220. What is the position of our foreign reserve? Where is the savings as regards the rainy day from the excess crude oil account? Where is the sovereign wealth and how much are they spending to support the naira every week?
“Why did they make a U-turn and move away from what they called the Dutch auction and the manufacturers that will keep the economy buoyant and going are not being supported because they are having a low foreign exchange to even support the factory and the manufacturing industries? These are the areas that Nigerians will have to shine their eyes, be determined and create the revolution with their PVCs. Please vote for change.”
Asiwaju Tinubu hailed Governor Kwankwaso for what he described as uncommon development being witnessed in Kano under his administration, noting that he was not only impressed but proud that such experience was coming from an APC Governor.
Said he: “What I discovered today during the inauguration is that security and training are given priority; and not just an ordinary priority in the area of just human prospects, but organising a society, building a society to have confidence in themselves and being trained in modern day-to-day challenges of our modern time, which will bring a lot of economic development.
“We all know that without security, there can be no direct foreign investment and economic progress in any society. In a state like Kano that is very large, with a high population density, vehicular density, industrialisation is very important; and to have to educate and develop the skill of those who are to provide security, intelligence information and be able to cope with those challenges, the far-sightedness of the government—in the long-run, Kano has been lucky.
“I’m extremely not only impressed, but I am very proud that we have a vision, a commitment for a vision and sincere value in this government under Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.”
The Governor enjoined Kano residents to use their PVCs wisely by voting for APC candidates.
He thanked Asiwaju Tinubu for honouring his invitation and congratulated the 1,130 graduating students of the institute for being part of the training. He described them as ideal youths.
