My name is Moses SilokoSiasia. I am a young successful Nigerian businessman who has decided to run for office of the Governor for my home state of Bayelsa, Nigeria. The age limit to run for the office of Governor in our constitution is thirty five. I have waited patiently for a chance to change the political environment in Bayelsa and on June 6th of this year, I turned thirty five and I am ready to run. I am a native of Bayelsa and a self–made successful businessman who until 16 years ago, was a street vendor who scrounged for money and food to survive.
Determined to take myself and family out of poverty, I worked day and
night literally to gain a foothold in the very challenging private Nigerian
economy.
After consulting with my family and friends, and based
upon the tremendous outcry from my home state for help, I have decided to run
for the office of Governor of Bayelsa. For far too long, my people have
suffered from political oppression!
Despite being one of the wealthiest states in Nigeria, with an abundance
of natural resources, Bayelsa has one of the highest unemployment rates in
Nigeria. Our children do not have modern
schools or tools to educate them. Our students abroad are stranded without
resources to complete their education. Our infrastructure has been neglected resulting
in dangerous impassable roads, lack of portable water, and basic human hygiene. Our older citizens have
been abandoned and left to die in poverty and poor health. Our young, internationally educated young men
and women have been denied the opportunity to run for office, and told that
“the office of the Governor is not for boys”. Young citizens of Bayelsa who
today seek change are being threatened and intimidated for speaking up against
the current regime. Fear mongering and intimidation has no place in Bayelsa and
the time has come to end this madness and take back our state from lying,
thieving, self-serving politicians.
Since Bayelsa became a state in 1996, there has not been any
private economic growth. Our people rely solely on the allocation of
Government funds to survive, but the money never trickles down to them due to
wastefulness, mismanagement of funds, a lack of leadership and self-serving
agendas. Our people have been cheated, lied to, misled, neglected, and held in
political bondage for far too long and it is time to set my people free. My
name is Moses, and I will lead my people to the Promised Land! I am running for
Governor because it is time to take back our state and usher in a new era of
leadership and prosperity for the people of Bayelsa. Today, the youth of
Bayelsa is crying for real measureable change. The future of Bayelsa is in dire
straits. Our youth, the custodians of our future are here to take back our
state!
In July 2015, I will formally declare my campaign in
Bayelsa, and on Election Day, will make history as the youngest elected person
to the office of Governor in the history of Nigeria. It is time for us,
the educated, proven successful business minded professionals to lead. The
office of the Governor is NOT a trust fund for individualistic self-serving
agendas. It is the highest office of the state charged with the responsibility
of its people. As a successful businessman, I will govern the state with a firm
grip on accountability and charge all those who will work with me with great
responsibility and high integrity. I will bring in much needed international
investments and create sustainable and meaningful private sector jobs. It is
time for all foreign contractor who come here year in and year out to reinvest
in our state. No longer will we allow the world, and our current leadership to
take advantage of us. I aim to give hope to the hopes and give voice to the
voiceless. The time for real measureable
change is now! I am Moses SilokoSiaisiaand I am running for the office of the
Governor of Bayelsa to lead my people out of political bondage and to a land of
prosperity!
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