The All Progressives Congress
presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has slammed the presidential
candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi for saying he saved N75bn during
his tenure as governor of Anambra State.
Tinubu, speaking at a mega rally in
Akure the capital city of Ondo State, on 7 January (today) said only a wicked
parent would hold money in his hand and allow his children to starve. He
further stated that Obi is a heartless governor for holding back money when the
citizen of the state are dying in poverty while the schools, including the
social amenities of the state, are in bad shape.
“All he could do was boast that he saved money. But I tell you it is a
wicked parent that holds money in his hand yet allows his children to starve.
Likewise, it is a heartless governor who holds back money when people went
hungry, schools, road and clinics went into disrepair. Neither the city-dweller
nor farmer prospered under him”.
“In the end, he refused to save the people because he preferred to save
the money. And he claims to be the party of labour. You will have to be
labouring under a terrible delusion if you think he will do better for the
nation than he did for Anambra State.
“What is there to be proud of? After Obi left, Obi has nothing to be
proud of. Instead, Obi moved, left Anambra crying. He moved to Lagos. Obi…
Obi…. Import and export. Warehouse economist. Obi, why did you do that?
“You now ran away to Labour. What kind of Labour? It means you have no
understanding of what it means. When they talk of dignity of labour, instead of
him to save the people, instead he saved the money. I am indeed very sorry,” he
said.
Tinubu also called the presidential candidate
of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar the Mr. Seller, that he will
sell the people's birthright to the highest bidder and pocket the proceeds.
Tinubu referenced how Atiku sold ALSCON without remitting the money to the
state government account and there is no product in return.
“Atiku doesn’t want to do the brain and hard work required to build a
better nation. Instead, he would rather sell your birthright to the highest
bidder and his cronies, and run off with the proceeds”.
“The truth of the difference between my leadership and that of Mr Obi
lies in one observation. My people, you cannot entrust your future or that of
our nation to Mr sell everything Atiku or the stingy Mr Obi”.
“For God’s sake, what has Atiku brought home? He will dispose of our
refineries. He did sell our ALSCON. He sold all of it. Where is the money?
Where is our return? Where is a produce that we get back?” Tinubu added.