All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari yesterday warned that Nigerians would not recognise themselves in four years time if they allowed the degenerations under the present administration to continue for another four years.
The rally tagged “Nigerians walk for change (Buhari/Osinbajo),” drew people from all the adjourning towns and villages who trooped to the streets to join the team on a physical exercise by walking through the major streets.
The team and crowd snaked through streets of Oke-fia, Alekuwodo, Olaiya, Oluode market and ended at the Osogbo township stadium.
Buhari spoke at a campaign stop in Calabar just as Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State flayed President Goodluck Jonathan for failing the test of brotherhood in his alleged failures to address the issues of underdevelopment of the South-South people.
Also receiving Buhari during another campaign stop in Owerri, Imo State, Governor Rochas Okorocha flayed people of the South East in the frontline of the Jonathan campaign, saying that their support was without recourse to the marginalisation of the region by the administration.
Buhari on his part accused the Jonathan administration of lacking in any plans to fight corruption.
Buhari also made a late evening campaign stop in Warri, Delta State ,where anxious party supporters defied the delay to receive the presidential candidate of the opposition party.
Buhari’s first campaign stop was in Owerri where he was received by Governor Okorocha who lashed at the PDP for largely marginalizing Ndigbo in all spheres of the polity.
“Let me use this opportunity to point out that all the communities in the South East need serious attention. There is the need for the creation of more states in the South East”, Okorocha said.
Continuing, the Governor called for the construction of the second Niger bridge, upgrading of the Sam Mbakwe Airport to an international status, recognition of the Igbos in political positions in the country, among others.
“It is an undeniable fact that under the PDP, there was no Igbo man occupying top political positions. General Buhari should please remember Ndigbo when you assume office as the president of Nigeria”, Okorocha pleaded.
In his response, Gen. Buhari condemned what he described as the “vicious circle of corruption under President Jonathan, adding that “the Goodluck administration does not have any plan to spiritedly fight corruption and maintain security in the country”.
He assured Okorocha that the needs of the Igbos have been prioritized in his manifesto and that the people of the South East would benefit more in his regime.
The APC presidential flag bearer who described Igbos as “successful industrialists”, also promised to improve electricity supply in the country to boost economic activities in the area.
On the nation’s economy, Gen. Buhari decried the alarming rate of inflation in the country and wondered how local businesses could survive considering the rate of exchange of the Naira to the Dollar.
“In 1984, as the military head of State, I refused to devalue the Naira, refused to remove subsidy on petroleum products and flour. We equally made an undertaking to meet our obligation on foreign debt, medium and long term. All these we did within the period we were in power”, Buhari recalled.
Among Gen. Buhari’s entourage were, the APC Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Chris Ngige and other national leaders of the party.
Following the stop in Owerri, the campaign train moved to Calabar where before introducing Buhari, Governor Amaechi, the chairman of the Buhari Campaign Organisation flayed President Jonathan for not empathizing with the feelings of the people of the region.
Lampooning the president for failing to develop the South-South region where he comes from, Amaechi said the failures of the federal administration could not be said to be limited to Rivers State essentially because of the issues between him and the president.
Noting the bad roads connecting Cross River State with the other parts of the South-South region, Governor Amaechi said:
“They said the President refused to develop Rivers because he and I are quarrelling but is he quarrelling with the governor of your state, is he quarrelling with the governor of Akwa Ibom State? If no, why are the roads between Aba and Ikot Ekepene so bad and that of Calabar to Ogoja in such a terrible state?
Amaechi said in 2011, President Jonathan was supported by the people of the South-South on the basis of his being a son of the zone but in 2015, he said the president would be assessed in terms of merit and achievement which he has failed by refusing to develop the South-South.
The governor who said that his name is Rotimi Amaechi affirmed that he is not a brother of the president asserting that the president had by his actions distanced himself from the brotherhood of the people of the South-South.
From Calabar the campaign train proceeded to a delayed rally in Warri, Delta State which took off well behind schedule at about 6.00 p.m.
Speaking to thousands of supporters at the Warri Township Stadium, Buhari promised to confront the major problems affecting the country.
The APC presidential candidate further promised the “rehabilitation of the refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna to ensure cheap and steady fuel in Nigeria.”
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State speaking at the rally expressed hope that Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, the party’s governorship candidate in Delta State would change the fortunes of the state as he has achieved in Edo state.
Speaking shortly after the party National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun presented the APC flag to Emerhor, a joyous Oshiomhole said, “With Emerhor, Delta now has a chance to feel the change Edo state has been experiencing under APC.
“The whole world is aware and convinced that we changed Edo. Delta can experience that change as well. All the people need do is to support APC all the way and support Emerhor to take over Delta Government House come 2015.”
Acknowledging his gubernatorial flag and the teeming party faithful gathered at the stadium, Emerhor said, “There is no going back with the wind of change across Nigeria and Delta in particular.
“The APC and it’s candidates are the only symbols of change Nigerians can depend on if we truly need change from the past years of uncertainty and failures in nation building. Change in here and change we must achieve come 2015.”

Atleast he will not gag the press and freedom of expression.

Yes! We will surely be better!

obamartins:
Atleast he will not gag the press and freedom of expression.

What about the media houses that were raided by police earlier this year?

Although I'm going to vote for neither you nor GEJ, I must admit that you're right there. At this point, I don't recognise myself.

babadee1:


What about the media houses that were raided by police earlier this year?

Go and read up of Decree 4 then when you are through come and shout "our 20 billion dollars" nonsense here

This just shows that APC is a party made up of folks that even PDP would be ashamed to have presented as candidates. Look at Rochas. He is telling us that under PDP there were no Igbo in top positions, even though they produced 7 Senate Presidents, Service Chiefs in Navy, Police, Army, had ministers of Defense, Finance, AVIATION, Health, Education, etc.

What is he doing with nearly N150 billion, yearly allocation?

Is it ANPP/CPP/APC or any of these useless parties that give Igbo/Easterners/Midwesterners/Middle Beltans positions?

Then comes the Nollywood star himself called Buhari, carrying out the role to derail any real opposition by becoming the flag bearer. He has the guts to brag about being the MILITARY HEAD OF STATE in 1984.

Illegible, fraudulent, deceitful, and foul.

You guys need to stop having inferiority complex with these military thugs

AAlozie:
Although I'm going to vote for neither you nor GEJ, I must admit that you're right there. At this point, I don't recognise myself.

stomach infrastructure lacking or jusr simply the aids setting in?

PvtParts:


Go and read up of Decree 4 then when you are through come and shout "our 20 billion dollars" nonsense here

I know about Decree 4, I was alive then but based on the immaturity of your posts I doubt if you were. We are a constitutional democracy now, nobody will rule by decrees.

Even today, we can't recognized our selves due to all this cluelessnes that has befallen our nation. Honestly I can't afford any more years of this disaster.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2006381_RetardeenSamboribobo_jpgdb01f2057a8144575c025b43c4019022

Am yet to see rambunctious & GEJ Sycophantic SaTANs accuse Vice President Namadi Samboribobo of disrespecting Christianity by not removing his cap in a Christian worship in the pix below, yet they saw Buhari and questioning his ability to govern, but missed this? Like missing the speck in your own eyes, but seeing others...

Hypocrisy at work. One rule for GEJ, another for GMB.

It's inside the Church, unlike the Open Air Interdenominational and Inter-faith Service under reference during the Year 2015 Thanksgiving Service organised by the Lagos State Government.

King Nebu's Disciples, what ya say??

Nigerian will not recognise themselves if GEJ rules another 4yrs?
Hope that's not an indirect statement from the one who is desperate for power to increase the rate of killings & bombings and to make Nigeria more ungovernable?

Buhari just said the same silly thing Jimi Agbaje said in London.
They are all the same.

Politicians will always talk and make promises producing the same result

because u will resume your normal business full time, but i assure you, you will loose either by free and fair or by any how, and nothing go hapen.

I don't even recognise myself with the impact of fresh air blowing on me

[b]Look at the following statistics and tell me we can recognise ourselves if GEJ continues. We shall dissappear.

OBJ (2007 Ave.)
Reserves: $53 billion
National Debt: $17Billion (12% of GDP)
Oil Price: $64/barrel

Yar'adua (2009 Ave.)
Reserves: $42 billion
National Debt: $21Billion (11.6% of GDP)
Oil Price: $53/barrel

GEJ (2014 Ave.)
Reserves: $38 Billion
National Debt: $49Billion (18.5% of GDP)
Oil Price: $89/barrel

Oil Price Chart shown at the bottom of this post:

Wih the best oil price regime sustained over a long period, GEJ's govt cannot claim to have performed better that Yar'adua or OBJ. Nigeria may never get the sustained high oil price oppprtunity we got under GEJ.
But under GEJ, no improvement in Power, worsening Security, No Refineries, Oil bunkering of 400,000 barrels per day ($10 Billion per annum revenue loss).

Again, who is fooling who? GEJ has the worst stewardship of the past 3 PDP Presidents.[/b]

References-
Reserves: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/2007-2012-movement-in-foreign-reserves-account/138991/
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/06/external-reserves-shed-11-45b-one-year/

World Debts: http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock?page=8

Oil Price: http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Rate/Historical_Oil_Prices_Table.asp
Chart- http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx?timeframe=10y

GMB 2015. Anticorruption is in our DNA

Abeg make U elaborate that "Nigerians won't recognize them self in 4 years"...... Dus that mean if he's not vote in boko haram will take control of nigeria.......?

Abeg I no understand mr general.

Me I'm not in support of any group, all I need is a change, this man is old already now...nigeria be wise. Old people are met to give advice to younger ones. Why can't he join hand with goodluck and make this country move forward if truly he loved us.
How can he protect us, when he had the chance then,what did he do? Nothing, he was send off from his officer, so now he want to come back and rule us....NO.

Buhari We know
Amechi we know
Fashola we know
Who is Jonathan...

I don't even recognise Goodluck Ebele Jonathan again. True talk my president in waiting.

GMB 2015.... Haters take it or go and die!

Burger01:
I don't even recognise Goodluck Ebele Jonathan again. True talk my president in waiting.
GMB 2015.... Haters take it or go and die!

This is the change we are talking about abi? From Edo governor go and die to Buhari go and die lol


SAI STUPIDITY

nofij:
Buhari just said the same silly thing Jimi Agbaje said in London.
They are all the same.

No.

His words make sense: Muhammadu Buhari yesterday warned that Nigerians would not recognise themselves in four years time if they allowed the degenerations under the present administration to continue for another four years.

[quote author=odun4love post=29594630]Abeg make U elaborate that "Nigerians won't recognize them self in 4 years"...... Dus that mean if he's not vote in boko haram will take control of nigeria.......?

Abeg I no understand mr general. quote]

His words make a lot of sense: Muhammadu Buhari yesterday warned that Nigerians would not recognise themselves in four years time if they allowed the degenerations under the present administration to continue for another four years.

We don't want N5000

#BuhariGoBackToSchool



We don't wealth sharing


GEJ is helping us create wealth

If Nigeria makes the mistake of putting GEJ there for another four years, even his die hard supporters here will not recognize themselves in 2 years to come. Sufferings will have taken over their life.

Sylvarresta:
Buhari We know...military dictator from the long gone 1980s and currently civilian dictator of opposition parties from 2003 till 2023, by then hopefully disqualified by INEC
Amechi we know...Supreme court appointed Governor on quack claims he was "supposed" to be PDP nominee, even though the people voted and endorsed Omehia as governor, a man more promising and poised. Currently vacating his duties as governor for the last 7 years to be dancing at rallies, photo oops (LOL), fighting GEJ for basically no reason except joblessness, and being sidelined when it was all said and done by APC
Fashola we know...another governor for 7+ years who inherited the already fairly descent former FCT. Met very average expectations of average Nigerians (or in this case Lagosians) 1st term, but slowly faded into sinister roles by 2nd term, expelling non Yorubas, giving traditional rulers who didn't do anything large monies, playing to the script of Tinubu and co, and so far, business as usual.
Who is Jonathan...

The First President in a long time with an advanced degree that's trying to make changes in this British named country, but we the people are holding him and ONLY him responsible for the mess, even though we are chief contributors to it. If you doubt that, then just donate some more money to a Private Jet owning pastor

mensdept:
The First clueless President in a long time with an advanced degree that's trying to make changes in this British named country, but we the people are holding him and ONLY him responsible for the mess, even though I am. a chief contributor to it. If you doubt that, then just donate some more money to a Private Jet owning pastor

Fixed