A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Tunde
Braimoh, on Wednesday urged politicians not to denigrate President Muhammadu
Buhari during the campaigns, regardless of political differences.
Braimoh, representing Kosofe
Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the appeal in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikeja.
He condemned allegations that the
President was cloned.
“Let’s not forget that the
President deserves some respect. When we don’t respect our President, then who
will respect him for us? He is entitled to it (respect) as the President.
“Nobody should go to such length
in the name of politics. It is hate speech; it is not in the best interest of
our country.
“There should be a limit to
hypothesis, imagination and wild machinations.
“We should not become thoughtless
and baseless in our campaigns. We should be careful so as not to breed violence
through campaigns.
“We should not sow seeds of discord
during the campaigns,” he said.
Braimoh also punctured
insinuations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that there was hunger in
Nigeria.
“We are trying to bring an end to
hunger now. Buhari is trying to find a lasting solution to poverty, and not a
cosmetic one. It would have been worse if the PDP were to be in power,” he
said.
The lawmaker said that Buhari had
nothing to fear in the 2019 presidential election.
“Buhari will win the 2019
presidential election hands down because the people know that even if Buhari is
not the best, the PDP candidate is not the alternative.
“When the time comes, Buhari will
evolve better. It is very easy to destroy something, but it is difficult to
build, except if we want to build something that will collapse soon,” he said.
Braimoh, the Chairman, House
Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and LASIEC, urged
Nigerians to be patient with the President.
According to him, the Lagos State
Government will move to the next level of more prosperity, abundance, economic
advancement and fulfilment of the ideals, yearnings and aspirations of the
people after the 2019 elections.
The lawmaker, who is contesting
for a second term on the the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, said he
would continue to tackle ignorance, diseases and poverty, if re-elected in
2019.
“I want to make life more
abundant and attract social and physical infrastructure to my people,” Braimoh
said.
But when Buhari's people attack others it is not hate speech. God is watching you all in 3D.
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