The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday promised to work with the Governor of the state, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo if he becomes President of the country.
He also promised to check erosion menace in Anambra State same way he handled that of Atlantic ocean in Lagos State.
Addressing a mammoth crowd at Dr Alex Ekwueme square in Awka during the continuation of his campaign said he was not like the one they called Peter in the Bible that denied Christ three times before the cock crowed three times.
The former Lagos State Governor further assured youths of the state of job opportunities and convert the state to one of the nation’s economic centers.
Tinubu said, “We want to make Anambra a memorable productive state in memory of our own friend, Chuba Okadigbo and our Governor General, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, (Onwa Imo).
“I’m here today to publicize the promise of development we made, the exploration and industrialization Anambra is known for.
” You know me, the Lagos boy, I tamed Atlantic ocean; the same way we will check erosion in Anambra.
“We’ll make value of your property one thousand times your investment. We’ll create jobs for our youth, industrialize and make the state one of the economic centers.
“We’re not like other parties. When they bring their lies again, ask them how long it will take their lies to travel from Portharcourt to Onitsha, to Aba.
” For 16 years, PDP lied, sharing our assets among themselves in the name of privatization.
“The city boy is here, joy, happiness, prosperity, good employment are here. Just make sure your PVC is intact. With me in Lagos, I didn’t discriminate. Your PVC is your mandate.
“When Atiku said he is the only Candidate from the north. Is that not a division among us. When I started paying WAEC for students, I didn’t discriminate, I paid for everybody, whether Christian or Muslim.
While asking the people of the state to vote for him same way they overwhelmingly voted for Soludo, Tinubu promised not to disappoint them.
“I brought your son, and made him my friend. I didn’t say he’s not a Muslim. Instead he became the economic adviser to Buhari.
” He’s Charles Soludo, I salute his vision, he’s a brilliant man, he a thinker, he knows the way, we’ll work together, inclusively.
“When I’ll become the president. The way you voted for Soludo is the way you’ll vote for me. The man who led here, that call himself Peter Obi, just like the biblical Peter, who denied Jesus before the cock crew three times, will deny all the promises he made you,” he added.
Earlier, National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu who spoke through, Emma Enukwu, the Deputy national Chairman, South said the entire Southeast had resolved to vote massively for their candidate, saying there was no going back to the resolution.
Governor of Imo State and Presidential Campaign chairman in Southeast, Sen. Hope Uzodimma expressed satisfaction with the overwhelming turnout of people of the state, attributing it to level of mobilization by the organisers.
He urged them to keep up the tempo until victory was won.
“I’m happy with the level of mobilization by the organisers, please keep the good work till APC emerges victorious come February 25, 2023,” he said.
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, the Director General of the campaign Council, also expressed surprise at the level of turnout, assuring the party’s continued support to the Anambra chapter till victory was won.
Also speaking, Cordinator Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council in the state, Sen Margery Chuba-Okadigbo, thanked party supporters across the state for trouping out in mass to receive the party standard bearer.
State Chairman of APC, Chief Basil Ejidike, said Anambra and indeed, Southeast, would vote massively for Tinubu.
He however appealed to the APC Presidential candidate to remember the State and Southeast during his appointments when elected president on February 25.
Among dignatories that graced the occasion were party’s running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, Gov Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano, Hon Abike Dabiri
Chief Modestus Umenzekwe (Onwa Achina), Senator Emma Anosike.
Others were Barr UJU Kennedy Ohanenye
Minister of State for Niger Delta, Ikeazor,
Amb Elijah Onyeagba of Burundi
Ugochukwu Agballa, APC Chair Enugu State among others.
