The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the large crowd that received President Muhammadu Buhari at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, showed that Buhari cannot be defeated in next year’s presidential election.
According to him, the South-South people trooped out to witness the commencement of Buhari’s campaign because they appreciated Buhari’s “sterling achievements” in office in the last three and a half years.
Ambode said Buhari had laid a solid foundation for Nigeria’s economic development and growth, adding that his re-election in 2019 could only translate into improved infrastructure, economy, security and anti-corruption drive.
A statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, quoted Ambode to have said this in an interview with journalists in Uyo during the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress.
He said, “This is a great day for democracy and good governance in Nigeria. The crowd that came to the stadium for the rally eloquently reaffirms the invincibility status of President Buhari.
“If such a large crowd could gather at the stadium to receive the President in the South-South, it means the people have seen the light which President Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo represent for this country.
“What I want Nigerians to know and appreciate is that the re-election of Buhari/Osinbajo in 2019 can only translate to improved security, economy, quality infrastructure and massive scaling up of anti-corruption drive, among others.
“In the last three and a half years, President Buhari and Vice-President Osinbajo have laid a solid foundation to put the country on a sound footing for economic growth and development.
“They have initiated social inclusion policies and constructed critical infrastructure across the federation, thereby positively touching all the fabric of the nation.
“At this critical point in time in the trajectory of this country, we cannot afford to go back to the old inglorious days by bringing back a PDP government. They led us astray but the APC government is rebuilding Nigeria and taking us to enviable heights in the comity of nations. The PDP cannot just overnight be the solution when the party is the problem.”
