National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
on Wednesday said President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration lacks the
wherewithal to tackle the country’s security challenges.
The former Lagos governor therefore asked Jonathan to resign as Nigerian
president.
Tinubu made this statement today while speaking at the formal declaration
of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s bid for second term in office in Ilorin,
Kwara State.
Tinubu said, “I saw the sea of refugees caused by the Boko Haram
insurgents and the lies coming from Jonathan’s administration. They have
exhibited failure, lack of capacity, vision and creativity. The lies of
yesterday are what they repeat today and are what they will repeat
tomorrow. They are lying to you.
“They are lying about the security, toying about the security of this
country. I don’t have time to explain the logic of their lies.
“But if you control the armed forces and you are the Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, why should any part of this
country be under occupation? And you give us excuses every day. In any
civilized country Jonathan should have resigned. But if he will not
resign, he should wait for our broom, we will sweep him away. I will come
back.
“This is just the endorsement of Governor Ahmed, that he will be
re-elected by the grace of God with the support of you people here and
those outside there. The unemployment situation will be conquered by this
administration of APC. We have the vision for the security of the lives of
our children.
“The thieves that daily steal your money have not given you any job, they
cannot create jobs and they are starving states of funds to pay workers
salaries. The best thing to do is to sweep them away through broom
revolution. APC is a party of the masses.
“It now behooves on you to begin a house to house campaign that this is a
party of the masses.”
The event was attended by former head of state and APC’s presidential
aspirant, Muhammadu Buhari, former vice Abubakar Atiku and governors of
Imo, Rivers, Kano, Sokoto and Edo States.
Also in attendance were – the Speaker of House of Representative, Aminu
Tambuwal, Senator Bukola Saraki, former governors of Kwara and Ekiti
States, Alhaji Shaaba Lafiagi and Dr. Kayode Fayemi, APC’s spokesperson,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed.