Governors Fashola and Amaechi have called for the electorate to vote out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party at the 2015 polls.
Fashola, speaking during the handing over of 2.9 kilometre Yaya-Abatan Road in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of the state, during Democracy said, “They (PDP) said we work for people living in Ikoyi and Lekki alone. Even if we are working for the elite alone, both the rich and poor are complaining and suffering under their government. They do not fix power problem, they are not bothered about insecurity in the country, they are just generating revenue for themselves.
“The media asked their leader about the state of the nation. He said everything was okay and that the country had a billionaire. He said people now own a lot of private jets. They do not remember Lagos residents. But they are coming back to seek your votes. Will you give him? Please, do not give them your votes.”
Amaechi made his call at the Dr. Obi Wali Convention Centre in Port Harcourt, during the second International Conference on Democracy and Good Governance with the theme: ‘Nigeria’s Democracy: Issues and Challenges’.
Amaechi said, “Vote out those who have kept us inside this kind of situation. Vote them out whether they are from Niger Delta or from Southern Delta or from whatever Delta. We need to vote them out now and change Nigeria.
“We need to change Nigeria now and that is what APC offers and that is what I stand for. If you are not satisfied the way Nigeria is being governed now, it means that they should not be given another chance. If you are not satisfied that there is corruption and corruption is called ‘common stealing,’ if you are not satisfied with that, vote them out.
“It is not about salaries of National Assembly members or salaries of the executive. In a country where a minister would buy over 15, 20 cars and invite the President to come because he wants to give out the cars to his supporters and they sent a representative of the President to be there; how else are we supporting corruption? Why have we not asked the minister, where did he or she get the money to buy these cars and why was the minister not locked up and sacked from the cabinet?”
“All of you are responsible for what is happening to Nigeria and you are responsible because you voted them into power. You are responsible because you are condoning what is happening. Nigerians must rise now,” he said.
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