Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have rallied support for the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2023 general elections.
They have also asked Nigerians to reject the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Labour Party’s Dr Peter Obi.
The former Minister of Mines and Steel, Elder Wole Oyelese, while speaking on behalf of other chieftains including the former Minister (State) Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Hazeem Gbolarumi, Femi Babalola and Professor Abiodun Raufu, alleged that another four years of the ruling APC in government would throw Nigeria into the stone age.
Oyelese made the submission at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Ibadan on Tuesday.
The press conference was to herald the forthcoming road walk for their party’s presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku.
Oyelese disclosed that the present administration’s economic policies have put Nigerians in unimaginable suffering, noting that during former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s eras, Nigeria’s economy was much better than what the people of the country are experiencing today.
The former Minister added that security situation is another factor that is giving average Nigerians sleepless nights.
He explained that prices of goods and services have sky-rocketed and have become unaffordable for the majority of the people.
Oyelese advised the electorates particularly in Oyo State to vote for all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the general elections.
According to him, “during the Obasanjo and Jonathan years when PDP was in power at the centre, the Nigerian economy was much better than what it is now, Nigerians never had to suffer like this. Now that Nigerians have experienced the APC government and what they got is unimaginable suffering, the difference is clear.
“Our people are going to bed hungry every night and they still have to sleep with only one eye closed because of insecurity as bandits, terrorists and common criminals prowl the land in search of victims. Prices of goods and services have skyrocketed and become unaffordable for the majority of our people.
“The Buhari administration has piled up debts. The infrastructural deficit can be seen in the absence of the most basic amenities. Most of our people are unemployed. Young Nigerians have no choice but to veer into cybercrime known as yahoo-yahoo while others are fleeing Nigeria in droves. We are virtually in a hopeless situation.
“Another four years of APC will throw Nigeria into the Stone Age.
“But there is hope. Atiku Abubakar will rescue Nigeria from bondage and suffering. He is a tried, tested, and, the most experienced among the leading presidential candidates,” Oyelese said.
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