The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on
Tuesday said any public official who betrayed the trust of
Nigerians and illegally enriched himself under his
administration would be made to face the full wrath of the
law.
He promised Nigerians that there would be no hiding place
for corrupt elected officials, including governors and all
other government officials in his administration.
Buhari gave the assurance at the presidential rally held at
the Pantami International Stadium, Gombe.
He said, “We must do away with corruption as well as
develop the Nigerian economy, if we are elected into office
by the grace of God, any elected official that is elected or
appointed to serve under me must be transparent, because
if any of them embezzles public funds, he will face the
consequences.”
The presidential hopeful also promised to boost electricity
supply in all parts of the country. He also pledged to revive
moribund industries in order to address unemployment.
“Our youths are suffering and walking round the streets
without employment but we will strive to make them
gainfully employed, so as to disengage them from vices
that can destroy their future,” Buhari stated.
The APC presidential candidate said he would also look into
ways of collaborating with advanced countries to revamp
the agricultural sector. He said schools would also be given
a facelift and qualified teachers would be recruited.
Also speaking at the rally, the National Chairman of the
party, John Odigie-Oyegun, called on the Nigerian public to
vote massively for the APC in the forthcoming elections to
guarantee progress and development.
He urged all party faithful to obtain their Permanent Voter
Cards so as to have the opportunity to elect candidates of
their choice.
The party’s leader in Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje,
described Buhari as the architect of change.
He urged all supporters of the party to vote out the
Peoples Democratic Party by turning out in large number on
election days and also defend their votes by ensuring that
the votes were counted in their presence.
The governorship candidate of the party in the state, Alhaji
Inuwa Yahaya, expressed optimism that the APC would win
elections in Gombe State come February 14 and 28.
The Gombe APC Presidential rally, which was the 34th in
the series, was well attended and it ended peacefully.
