The plots that cost Dr. Goodluck Jonathan the 2015
presidential election were mainly planned, hatched and perfected in Sokoto, the
seat of the Caliphate.
This
revelation was made by Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, when he paid
a courtesy visit on Governor Aminu Tambuwal, at the Government House.
He said
Nigeria would have been worse off economically if the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) had won the presidential election.
The
former governor of Rivers who was in Sokoto to present a keynote address at the
15th National Council on Transportation said: “I have been to Sokoto severally,
especially in 2015 during our struggle to change Nigeria. Sokoto played a very
critical role in that struggle. The then governor, Aliyu Wamakko and then
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, worked together and
closely with us to ensure we achieved our objective.
“The two
of them moved with us to the APC; they were equally part of the new Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP). I recall my conversations with Tambuwal when we moved
to APC. I had told him that we had moved and he asked whether I was the only
one. I told him that I moved with the governors, but he inquired if his
governor, Wamakko, equally moved with us. I told him we will issue a statement
concerning his governor. As God will have it, the governor himself issued a
statement declaring that he was solidly in support of the movement to the APC.
“This
meeting today reminds me of all that struggle and our meetings in Sokoto,
especially with Wamakko and Tambuwal to strategise for the 2015 presidential
election. I must thank him and other Nigerians for that support because the
desired change would not have come if they did not come together to support and
work for the APC to ensure the emergence of President Buhari.
“The
truth of the matter is that as Nigerians, we knew it would have been difficult
for Nigeria if PDP had won that presidential election. All of us were scared of
what would happen to Nigeria and that was why we decided that the only way to
stop what will happen is to ensure that PDP did not win and to God’s glory and
our prayers, APC won.
“When I
said things would have been difficult, I was talking about the economy. As at
that time, if you remember, fuel queues had returned, poverty was coming back,
the money stolen was too much that there was no money in the hands of
Nigerians, and there was need and desire for a change, and effective change
that will safe resources for Nigerians.”
He
commended the state government for hosting the 15th National Council on
Transportation, saying, the conference will provide avenue to participants to
brainstorm on issues and proffer solutions.
He also
commended the Sokoto government for completing Sultan Abubakar International
Airport and assured that the ministry would complement Tambuwal’s efforts to
enhance economic activities in the state noting that transportation served as
bedrock of facilitation economy.
- Sun News
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