No fewer than 5,000 families on
Wednesday stormed Lagos State to hold a rally for the reelection of President
Muhammadu Buhari.
The different families
unanimously declared that President Buhari must be voted back into power to
finish the good work he had started in Nigeria.
The families, under the umbrella
of Nigerian Families for Baba Buhari, hinged their decision to back Buhari for
another term on the progress that has been made in the short span of four
years, albeit in the midst of distractions.
Speaking during the well-attended
rally at the Freedom Park, coordinator of the families, Festus Akintola, said
the Buhari-led government had shown tenacity in its drive to set Nigeria on the
part of economic growth and sustainability.
“Therefore, we are gathered here
because of our firm belief in the imperative of ensuring the continuity of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidency for another
four years term in office.
“Lagosians are known to be
politically enlightened. We have been able to read between the lines and we
have watched with keen interests the events of the past four years. We have
been able to compare with what existed before and we know that the best bet for
us is for Baba Buhari to continue in office for another four years.
“This does not mean that there
are no distractions. These are expected antics of the opposition and we dare
say we are already used to them. We have taken our time to look beyond Lagos
state so that we are not limited by focusing only on our own spaces.
“Our decision to support Baba is
therefore based on the results we see in all the geo-political zones of the
country. When we look across the country, What we see is the progress that has
been made in a short span of four years albeit in the midst of distractions.
“The Buhari/Osinbajo stewardship
is therefore one that the country cannot do without at this critical time of
our history. We have been told that certain Nigerians aspire to replacing Baba
when they had not taken time to take tutelage at his fit and appreciate what it
takes to have the interest of the country at heart.
“Baba’s government has shown
tenacity in its drive to set Nigeria on the part of economic growth and
sustainability. He has worked on the diversification of the economy, which has
continue to yield astonishing results across the country. Millionaire farmers
have emerged and among them are many women and mothers, SMEs are smiling, the
intervention programme like Trader Moni, N-Power, school feeding and
Conditional Cash Transfer positively impacted our lives as mothers. We do not
want the return of those that will divert such funds to build homes for
themselves in Dubai.
“Above all dear compatriots, you
would have noticed that there are a few people that have been crying about how
they are not getting slush funds in their accounts. It is because Baba Buhari
has turned the situation around for Nigeria to now belong to us, the citizens.
For the first time those of us that do honest work in Nigeria have become
empowered to earn our daily bread as opposed to being tied to the apron strings
of bigwigs for paltry handouts.
“Today, the ownership of Nigeria
is devolving back to citizens. The Buhari government is working to birth a
Nigeria that belongs to all of us instead of a few political jobbers. It is on this
note that we are saying it loud and clear that the only way to guarantee this
Nigeria that belongs to Nigerians is to vote President Buhari/Osinbajo as the
only option in the February 16 Election.”
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