Governor Nasiru Ahmed el-Rufai has laughed off the visit to America by the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
The Kaduna State governor, who spoke today, Friday at the Presidential campaign rally in Kaduna, condemned Atiku for travelling to the United States “to report to his masters.”
According him, getting a visa and going to America after 12 years shouldn’t be an achievement worthy of celebration by PDP and its supporters.
He assured President Muhammadu Buhari of the genuine love for him by the people of the State, even as he assured him that Kaduna will deliver up to 80 percent of the total votes of about four million in the state to APC and Buhari.
At the rally, the President assured Nigerians that he would not betray their trust as he seeks to be returned for another four years in office by their votes come February 16 presidential poll.
Buhari, who spoke in Hausa language, recalled the hard stance he took against corruption in the country when as military head of state, he locked up politicians and confiscated their loot before he was himself ousted and locked up, and many suspects retrieved their seized properties.
He pledged that having been favoured by God to return to power as a democratically elected civilian president, he would not relent in waging full war against corruption, and that this time, all loots recovered from corrupt government officials would not be returned to them.
The President stressed that such monies and properties recovered from public officers since he assumed office would this time around be deployed for the benefit of all Nigerians in a manner that they would not be retrieved by looters.
Buhari stressed that having been elected by majority of Nigerians in 2015 and hoping to be reflected this year, he could absolutely assure all countrymen that he would equally keep faith with them and not betray their confidence in him.
Pointing out that his administration has been able to degrade the lethal capabilities of the Boko Haram terrorist group, he also pledged to stamp out the menace of kidnapping and banditry that had spiralled in some parts of the country.
The President highlighted other achievements recorded by his administration since 2015, including rice revolution and infrastructure development, promising to do even more if re-elected
The APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, in his remarks noted the prevailing peace in Kaduna as achievement of the APC administration, and urged the people of the State not to vote opposition presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, as neither the country nor its treasury would be safe in his hands.
He handed the APC flags to Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai and senatorial candidates of the party in the forthcoming elections, even as he charged the Kaduna electorate to insist on voting in Buhari and APC candidates at all levels.
