President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for the Imo All
Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate, Sen. Hope Uzodinma.
PoliticsNGR
learned that the APC, National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole made this
known at a rally to flag-off Uzodimma’s campaign in Owerri on Friday.
He
urged Imo people to disregard people from unknown parties, who were
juxtaposing Buhari’s picture with theirs, saying Uzodinma was the only
candidate endorsed by Buhari.
“Those who are putting Buhari with their faces because they are unknown are fake. Buhari has APC as his party.
“Buhari has adopted Uzodinma as his governorship candidate.
“We brought you a message of hope not a message of lamentation and family business.
“We
have come to deliver the message of hope that although things have gone
wrong in the recent past, we have come to say how we will return the
governance of the state to the people.
“The government that is
coming will bring development for every son and daughter of Imo. Today
is not a concert but a day to pass the message of hope.
“You have a reason for demanding change,” he said.
Oshiomole assured civil servants in the state that they would not be neglected in Uzodinma’s government.
He
noted that civil servants in the state were being treated with levity
in spite of their relevance to the development of the state.
He
added that other people including traditional rulers and pensioners
would be given their right of place and treated with dignity.
“You
want a governorship candidate whose purpose is to bring development to
all Imo people including civil servants who no longer know what a pay
day is like.
“I want to assure workers that have been lamenting and families whose breadwinners cannot fend for them that the days are over.
“Never again will your governor look at you and say your salary depends on when you work not when it is due.
“You will now have a person that will lead by example and do not be deceived. Anybody who believes in APC must support Uzodinma.
“Pensioners too will smile. Traditional rulers will have dominion over their areas without intimidation.
“We will make sure the bailout money is returned.
“The days are gone when a governor will look at the people and say there is money for other things but not for paying salaries.
“In
Uzodinma’s government, appointments will be based on merit and not
family connection. We will not domesticate happiness in the hands of a
few people because all Imo people will be happy,” he said.
The
national chairman stressed that “roads and other contracts will not be
awarded to in-laws but to genuine men and women of Imo State”.
“Democracy
is about the people and as such we will run an inclusive government,
the government of the people, by the people and for the people.
“Never
again shall we govern on the basis of family connection. Knowing
somebody or not, or marrying from a family or not will no longer matter.
Your money will be used to develop Imo,” oshiomhole said.
He said Nigeria needed to produce leaders that would be accepted by the people.
He expressed disappointment over the state government’s refusal to release the stadium booked for the rally.
According
to him, it is absurd for a governor who is in the same party with the
governorship candidate to deny access to the stadium.
He stressed that it was worrisome that a place built with tax payers’ money was put under lock and key.
“If
out of the people’s innocence they elected a man that denied them use
of a place that belongs to them, it can only translate to electoral
victory.”
While promising that the party would be in the state
for another rally, Oshiomole urged the people to come out en mass to
vote for Buhari and Uzodinma in the 2019 general elections.
Meanwhile,
Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha was absent at the rally. It will
be recalled that Okorocha and Oshiomhole are currently at loggerheads
over the latter’s refusal to give Okorocha’s in-law, Uche Nwosu, the APC
Imo Gubernatorial ticket.
Source:- Politicsngr
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