The leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to vote wisely in the 2015 elections by voting out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to ensure prosperity and growth as witnessed in Edo State and other APC-controlled states of the country. He made this appeal during his visit to Benin City, Edo State, where he commissioned some projects, including the New Lagos Road and an hospital built by the Edo State government led by Comrade Adams Oshiomole in Ewohinmi, Esan South East Local Government area.
The former Lagos State Governor called on indigenes of Edo State to take part in the “revolution of determination” by ensuring that they obtain their permanent voters card. He said the APC will provide great infrastructural development if given the mandate to lead at the federal level.
“What you have in Edo State is common sense development revolution. Good security, employment, potable water supply, agriculture, good road infrastructure, vocational job to train and develop your mind and become independent in life. That is common sense development revolution.
“The only way you can get it at the federal level is to have the voter’s card and vote out the PDP. The 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party did not produce anything. They were here and they did not do roads to reach your communities and they could not give you boreholes.
“We have spent six years now and six years of our arrival with our broom, we have been sweeping the dirt away. We say change from deceit; change from lies; change from excuses. Today the country is in darkness because of the deception of the PDP. When you pay a policeman pittance how do you expect him not to take bribe?
“You want water to flow; you want good roads; you want potable water supply, then vote for APC. The reward for hard work is more work. So as the APC is doing well in Edo state, you expect more work. You must vote for more work and more facilities. Democracy is not a spectator’s game. If you have no card, go and collect one and vote against the PDP. There can be no running water if you don’t vote for APC. The PDP has failed and they will continue to fail,” he said.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole noted in his remarks that the hospital project is one of the dreams of this administration to extend development to the rural communities.
“For us in Edo State, the fact of being rural does not mean the people are inferior. Rural life is a function of location and not of quality and consistent with the commitment of our party to have an all inclusive development, the one that seeks to make people feel the impact of governance regardless of location, what you have seen is a practical statement that this is possible beyond rhetoric.
“When I visited here in 2009, the previous government had awarded it, in fact several governments after government had awarded it and they were just using it to siphon money in the name of the people of Ewohimi and the blocks they were using were so bad. We had to demolish that foundation and build a completely new hospital.
“His Royal Highness informed me that this project has been on for over 25 years and somehow they have given up. I am happy that God has used us to translate this to reality.
The Comrade Governor noted that the poor power supply in the community reflects the inefficiency of the PDP-controlled government. According to him, “It is important for the people to know that as long as the PDP is in power, the people would be out of power. So whenever you have the opportunity, let the young and old know that the problem of power supply cannot be solved unless the PDP is voted out of power.”
The well equipped 60 Bed Cottage Hospital commissioned by the APC leader was named after the late wife of the Governor, Clara Oshiomole.
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