President Muhammadu Buhari has on 28th December, kicked-off of his re-election campaign at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. The theme of the ruling party for the 2019 election is Next Level.
The event was graced by party chieftains and bigwigs led by the national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Progressive Governors of APC, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
President Muhammad Buhariarrived the stadium amidst cheers from members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), supporters and various solidarity groups who filled the stadium, chanting solidarity songs in support of the president.
It was all cheers from the mammoth crowd at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium when transport minister Rotimi Amaechi disclosed to APC’s supporters that every change would come with some pains.
Amaechi who is the Director-General of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Re-election Campaign said that after the pains there come smiles and joy.
He affirmed that President Buhari had in 2015 when he came to power assured that his administration was in the rescue mission. The ex-Rivers Governor added that Buhari made three promises in 2015 as Security, Economy and fight against corruption.
According to Amaechi, larger part of Nigeria, which hitherto is under the invasion of Boko Haram insurgents has now been secured and explained that since the administration came into being; no bombing had taken place outside Borno state unlike then when bombs were raining in Nyanya, Abuja, Kuje, Mandalla, Kano, Adamawa, among others.
Amaechi further stated that corruption had been fought extensively. While the other party (referring to PDP) acknowledges that they are corrupt, it says APC is also corrupt’’. Adding that the Chairman of PDP, Mr. Uche Secondus has apologized to Nigerians for their lootings. Amaechi then warned that PDP should not be returned to power because they will massively loot the country. According to him, members of PDP are now hungry and if they return to power, Nigeria will return to recession.’
The APC presidential re-election campaign DG emphasized that it took Buhari 10 months to pull Nigeria out of recession against the three years predicted by the World Bank. He opined that Nigeria went into recession because of the mismanagement of the country by PDP.
Earlier, the Akwa Ibom Chairman of APC, Ini Okopido, identified the state as lucky to be the starting point for President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign. He assured President Buhari of the vote of South South.
