2019: ‘Why Nigerians Must Not Vote PDP’ – Tinubu

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, on Monday called on party members to work hard to ensure
victory for the party in 2019 general elections.

Tinubu made the call in Ikeja while addressing members at the ACME Road party secretariat.

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gathered that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, APC
governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running-mate, Dr
Obafemi Hamzat attended the meeting.

Tinubu urged members to
immediately begin to reach out to residents the need to sustain the
development strides in the state and at the federal level by voting for
APC.

The APC chieftain described the 16 years of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) as years of failures and monumental corruption,
saying the opposition should never be allowed to return.

Tinubu
further appealed to them.to at least, deliver three million votes for
Buhari, Sanwo-Olu and other APC candidates, to further the progress of
the state and country.

”We must maintain a strong outing for APC; the party of progress, the party of development, the party of the economy in 2019.

”We must differentiate between a development economy from a container economy of the PDP.

”We must educate our people that, we will not accept or allow Nigeria to be corrupt again, never!

”We have seen the 16 years of their failures and empty promises. We should never allow a return to that era.

”There
are six million solid votes in the state. I challenge all of you; your
target must be 50 per cent of that votes, three million votes.

”Or
the entire six million votes for APC, for Buhari, Osinbajo, for
Sanwo-Olu,for senators and other candidates in the state,” he said.

Tinubu
commended members for putting the differences of the primaries behind
them, urging them to carry the spirit of unity into the elections.

The
APC chieftain said the party had not officially inauguratef campaigns
because it was awaiting the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) to publish final list of candidates.

According to Tinubu, said as soon as the list is released, campaigns would begin in earnest.

Also.speaking, Ambode urged party members to forget past grievances and approach the general elections as a united house.

He
said if he could accept the outcome of the governorship primaries,
party members should settle whatever differences with one another and
work for progress of the party.

” I appeal to all our party
members, who are in one way or the other been wronged or feel aggrieved
that they should find a place in their heart to let it just be the same
way I have accepted the greatness of the party.

”The party is
supreme to all our individual interests because it has a common good for
all of us and we must find a place in our hearts to let the party reign
supreme.

”I want to further appeal to all our party leaders,
when there is a platform for reconciliation, they should proceed also to
continue to reconcile.

“When there is a platform for compensation, they should also make those promisory notes.

”All
our aspirants who are not candidates must be ready to sacrifice for the
collective of our party. It is very important so that we can move this
campaign forward.

”It is only when you win that we can
compensate. It is only when we win that we can reconcile. So, let us
have that collective decision to move APC forward,“ he said.

Ambode
also urged them to give the necessary support to Buhari, Sanwo-Olu and
all the party candidates to ensure resounding victory.

Sanwo-Olu,
in his speech, urged residents of the state to reject the PDP, adding
the party had no capacity to move the state forward.

He said the
state progressed,exponentially, under APC denied the claim by the PDP
candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje that the state was under bondage.

Sanwo-Olu
said that a state that had grown to be an economic giant in Africa,
with opportunities for residents, could not be said to be under bondage.

The candidate urged advised the people o keep faith with the APC for more development in 2019.

Source:- Politicsngr