Buhari For President: We're Ready to Defend Him with Our Life ––Governor Ameachi

He may have run for Nigeria’s presidency in the past without success, but the massive turnout of
people on the declaration of his intent to run for the same office on the platform of the APC in 2015 on Wednesday may just be an indication that the former Head of Head, Muhammadu Buhari may get the shot right this time.

Events at the Eagle Square peaked when the General made an entry in the arena, acknowledging cheers from an enthusiastic crowd while being driven round the place. Then the flurry of tribute on Buhari. From Governors Babatunde Fashola of Lagos to Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers to Adams Oshiomhole of Edo and Tanko al-Makura of Nasarawa.

We Will Fight With Our Life; Ameachi

If we see the money they are stealing, there will be light. Won’t there be light? Mr. President said to us on live television: I am the most abused president in 2012. Jonathan said by 2013, there will be so much power in Nigeria; that Nigeria will be dancing for me on the street. Are you dancing? Do you have power?

Change is in the air. Do you agree? [the crowd shouted, YES!] And I can tell you why I say that change is in the air...

In the past when the progressives had this kind of gathering, you would not see too many Governors. Today, APC can boast of 14 Governors. There is change in the air. The governors in APC are determined to work together for this change. In all our meetings, we insist that whoever emerges as the Party’s candidate, all of us will work to deliver APC.

You know that our dear GMB is one of the aspirants? And you know he is a material you don’t have in the other party. If they say they have a material like this, they should show us somebody who is anti-corruption like Buhari. One person. So, APC provides an alternative for the country. We are tested and we will never disappoint Nigeria.

AIT just asked me a question now, what are you talking about Ebola and I said I hear PDP and Mr. President claiming the glory of having fought Ebola and I asked one simple question: Rivers State Government spent One Billion, One hundred and six million Naira to fight Ebola, but federal government brought two hundred million Niara just last week. If we had waited for N200m, Ebola would have spread round Rivers State.

I don’t know how much Lagos State spent but you know that the Governor was in charge, right? Apart from announcing the number of patients, what else did the federal government do for us? So, why did they politicise Ebola? And I have told Nigerians, see my own sanitiser, hold your own sanitizer because it is not over yet.

For us as APC, we will line up behind the party. Go back home now and get your voters cards. We will punish these people. Rivers state is not in their hands. Lagos state is not in their hands. Kano State is not in their hands. So, tell me where we are going? They are banking on using security against us. We shall teach them lesson. We will fight with our body, with our lives because there must be change this time.

And I have said it again and again, there is no aspirant in APC that is not better than the aspirants in PDP. What we must do is not only to vote for the aspirants in support, we must also take the voters card so that when we finish nominating our candidate here, we will line behind that candidate and ensure that we will vote out Jonathan.