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State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has declared his support for the
former Head of State, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), to run for
presidency in 2015 general election on the platform of the All
Progressives Congress, APC.
The
governor made his position known on Tuesday when the former head of
state paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt,
ThisDay reports.
Amaechi
expressed believes that Buhari has a solution to corruption which he
described as the main problems of Nigeria and insisted he would support
the former head of state in his aspiration.
He, however, condemned the fact that several Nigerians had been accusing Buhari of tribalism and also being a religious bigot.
“The
problem that you have in politics, which I have come to observe, is
that those who managed your image in the past did not manage it
properly. They allowed them erroneous label of you being a religious
bigot to stick. Let me take myself for example, if you accuse me once, I
accuse you 20 times and then go to the media to tell them my own side
of the story.
Those
who describe you as a religious bigot do not know you. Frankly, I used
to think that way when I was in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but
all that changed when I joined the APC and had the opportunity to relate
with you very closely as a politician and realised that you are truly
detribalised in the true sense of the word,” Amaechi said.
Amaechi
promised to be at the declaration of the former head of state,
promising that on the day of the primary election, Buhari would see them
in their true colour.
Responding
earlier, Buhari revealed he was in the state to solicit support from
the governor and his people to emerge APC candidate in the 2015
elections. He accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of mismanaging
the country and assured that he has the capability to stop insecurity as
well as the impunity currently bedeviling the nation.
“We
have a problem and the problem is fundamental. It is the question of
securing and managing the resources of Nigeria. I appeal to the states
and National Assembly to stabilise the system so that whoever wins next
year’s election will not run the country with impunity. The beauty of
democracy is the balance of power. PDP has messed itself up, it has
messed the country up. Nigerians know we have a good opportunity to
change the situation. What happened in Ekiti and Osun is a clear
indication. It is either we totally mobilise and get the election
results and form the government or we go under for good,” Buhari said.
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