PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu yesterday promised a better future for Nigerians even as he took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declaring that they lacked the leadership qualities to govern Nigeria.Track Exec Orders
Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke during his visit to Akwa Ibom State, where he urged voters to support his administration and Governor Umo Eno, insisting that continuity was necessary to sustain development.
His visit, however, was overshadowed by a road crash involving an Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation (AKTC) bus conveying women to welcome him, in which one person was feared dead and several others sustained serious injuries.
The accident occurred along Oron Road, Uyo, when the bus, reportedly heading towards the airport, collided with a security Hilux van. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
Addressing supporters at the rally, Tinubu described his visit as a homecoming, recalling his professional connection with Akwa Ibom through his early employment with Mobil Oil.
It’s like a homecoming for me. I remember having cut my teeth with Deloitte, the greatest accounting firm in America. I expressed the desire to come home. Mobil Oil recruited me.
Part of the first assignment I was given was to audit the operations of Mobil in Eket. We used to go by boat to Ibono Terminal at that time. Akwa Ibom and I have been united ever since then. Till now, they decided that we are going to keep good company,” he said.
The President urged the electorate, particularly young people, to obtain their Permanent Voter Card (PVCs), describing it as their most potent instrument for determining the country’s political future.Follow Politics.
“To you, the youth, do you have your PVC? Show me your hand if you have your PVC. To me, that is your sword. That is the weapon you need to defeat tyranny, to defeat those who deceive, those who don’t appreciate the value of a growing economy and the value of promising prosperity.
“The weapon you have is the PVC. I don’t have to enumerate what I’ve done for you. I’ve committed my last years to struggling for democracy, freedom, authenticity, development and progress,” Tinubu said.Track Exec Orders
He urged the people to support continuity, arguing that his administration had delivered improvements in education and other sectors.
“Have you seen development or not? You have seen progress. Your university is no longer on strike. There’s economic value being added to your life,” he told the crowd.
Tinubu then promised a better future through infrastructure development, education, skills acquisition and employment opportunities. “I’m begging you for the sake of your future. I promise you a better future; I promise you development; I promise you education; I promise you skill development; I promise you jobs. We are going to plant a lot of economic trees. There’s no reason why Akwa Ibom cannot use the value of palm trees,” he added.
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