PDP supervised obituaries of industries – Oshiomhole

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress , Mr Adams Oshiomole , on Saturday urged Nigerians not to believe the promise of the Peoples Democratic Party to create massive jobs .Oshiomhole gave the advice in Lagos while addressing the crowd at the party ’ s presidential campaign rally.

He said the promise was a calculated ploy by the opposition party to deceive Nigerians and get their votes .

The party chairman said the PDP had no good record of job creation in all its 16 years in power .

He said that the era of PDP marked the death of many industries in the country, especially in Lagos .

Oshiomhole said that it was a big irony that the PDP candidate , Alhaji Atiku Abubakar , who supervised the economy at the time as Vice – President when many factories died was promising jobs .

The party chairman said the opposition party was clueless about job creation .

According to him , the APC had created many jobs in the last three years and would create more when re- elected .

“ When you go to Oshodi and Isolo , remember the industries in Oshodi and Ikeja ? Where are they now ?

“ Who supervised the obituaries of these industries ? It is the PDP , and who was the Vice – President at that time , Atiku.

“ How can you supervise the liquidation of industries and make promise to create new jobs ?

“ Jobs are not created by miracles ; by investing in infrastructure , the present government has generated many jobs through construction and multiplier effects .

“ The Next level means more jobs are coming for the people , ” he said .

Oshiomhole said that the PDP Vice -Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi , did not have the moral authority to speak on jobs .

He alleged that Obi deals in Made- in – China goods , exporting jobs , saying that was the reason he always quoted figures from China at any gathering .

Oshiomole said the country did not fare well under the 16 years of PDP , which he described as an era characterised by looting and poor leadership .

He said the Buhari administration had done well to put the country on the right course in the last three and a half years .

Oshiomhole said Buhari was a man of integrity, adding the anti – corruption fight and love for the masses had improved under him .

“ President Buhari is a man of integrity. He is the only president that no British Prime Minister has called a thief.

“ He is the only president that is widely acknowledged to be fighting corruption .

“ This is the only president that the Archbishop of Canterbury in London has described as an African leader who stands out to be counted on the side of the people .

“ That is why I am proud and you are proud to be associated with what Buhari is doing and what he stands for , and why the Next level is about you , ” he said .

He said the difference between the APC and PDP was that while the former was about the people the latter was about themselves .

Oshiomhole said while APC was spending N 500billion on the poor , the PDP was complaining the money was too much , as they were used to looting .

He said the promise by Atiku to give amnesty to treasury looters while leaving petty thieves who steal N 10 or N 20 should tell anyone that PDP was about class.

The party chairman said the APC was sure of victory on Feb . 16 and March 2 , as it would defeat the PDP “ mercilessly ” .

He assured the international community that the party would not be involved in rigging or violence , as it had no record of doing that .

Oshiomhole said the APC had no reason to rig , as people believed in the party for progress .

He said Lagos was an example of a working state , which was so because it was under APC .

The Director- General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation and Minister of Transportation , Mr Rotimi Amaechi , said a vote for APC was a vote for infrastructure .

He said the delivery of Lagos – Abeokuta rail project and others in the country by the APC meant the party was for development .

The APC governorship candidate in the state , Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu , urged residents to vote right and for the APC .

He urged residents to come out en masse and vote for the party for the progress of the state .

The APC chairman in the state , Alhaji Tunde Balogun , praised the administration of Buhari , saying the state had benefited immensely in terms of projects in the last three and half years .

( NAN)

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