*meets Oyo State APC delegates
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential aspirant and former
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Friday hinted that Nigeria will experience uncommon transformation if he is elected as the country’s next President.
Senator Akpabio dropped this hint in Ibadan on Friday, while seeking the support of All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates from Oyo State, for the party’s presidential primary election scheduled for June 6 and 7.
The APC Presidential aspirant pointed out that with his track record of performance, he is in the best position to take Nigeria from her present level to the next level, saying, he is running for president because he has the capacity and capability,
” I have the experience and I want to make sure I bring the experience of uncommon transformation to bear on Nigeria. And I will also ensure that there is continuity in most of the laudable achievements of President Muhammdu Buhari”, he said.
Senator Akpabio added, ” the roads I constructed 14 years ago as governor, they are still standing till today and there is no porthole on them. I believe in quality infrastructure”.
“I came as part of the consultations to let the good people of Nigeria know that I am vying for president under the All Progressives Congress. I’m here to seek the support of delegates from Oyo State to become the flagbearer of the party at next week’s convention”.
The APC Presidential aspirant stressed further, ” you can’t do good things for your people if you don’t love them, I happen to love Nigeria. As governor, I opened the Government House to all Nigerians, gave free education to all Nigerians, paid for pilgrimage for all Nigerians irrespective of state of origin and language, and I made sure that the same way I educated my children in Akwa Ibom was the same way I did for other children”.
” I gave them free and qualitative education, scholarships and even send some of them abroad because if you educate your children and you don’t educate your neighbour’s children, you are preparing armed robbers to attack your graduate children,”
Senator Akpabio said come 2023, he is coming to Nigeria with a hand of love and track record of performance that is unparallel, adding that he has seen it all as an executive at the state and federal level and as a legislator.
“Everything I did in my state was world class standard and most importantly, I took my people to God. We broke the Guinness Book of world record by assembling the largest choir to sing to the glory of God. I’m totally a detrabalised Nigerian and I don’t believe in religious bigotry. So you need an experienced hand that loves human beings and Nigeria, and somebody who has an agenda of Nigeria in his heart and practice,”
The APC governorship candidate in Oyo state, Sen Teslim Folarin, while welcoming Senator Akpabio disclosed that Oyo state has the highest number of delegates from the South West, saying, ” I see that you are a serious candidate and that’s why I said you should come and show them respect and love and I am sure they quite appreciate it” .
“If you want to be president and you don’t come to Ibadan, we don’t consider you a serious aspirant.
Out of all the delegates that is from outside the South West, you are the one for me,” he said.
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