Oshiomhole accuses FG of abandoning Policemen
(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of
Edo State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led Federal Government of neglecting policemen
who are left to fend for themselves despite the huge budgetary allocations
to the Police in the last 16 years.
Speaking at a campaign rally of
the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo North senatorial district, Oshiomhole said
“PDP for 16 years has defrauded all Nigerians. Even the security agents are
being defrauded by PDP Federal Government. They give the security personnel
promotion without increasing their salary. Is that a good promotion? When you
do not pay the Security agent well, can he work well? Policemen are made to buy
uniform with their own meager salary which ordinarily ought to be given to them
for free by the Federal Government. How do you expect them to work with
commitment under such conditions.
“I met a Police Officer who
complained to me about their poor condition of work. He said even the rank they
gave to him is not commensurate with his certificate and the AK-47 gun given to
him to go after robbers is less sophisticated compared to that of the robbers.
How can they apprehend criminals when they themselves are being robbed by the
PDP-led Federal Government?”
Oshiomhole continued:
“Everywhere you go, PDP has destroyed every aspect of the nation. They privatized
electricity using their friends to acquire PHCN now called Distribution Company, DISCO, and at the end of the month, they bring a fixed charge for the people
to pay even when they do not give them light. For 16 years, they could not give
us light. We are forced to use generators. Kerosene price has gone up beyond
the reach of the common people.
“How much are you buying
Petrol today? PDP will tell you it is N87 but in reality, it is sold for over N120
and even at that, getting it to buy is a challenge. So I ask you on Saturday to
go to the polling centres with your PVC and vote PDP out of power. If they give
you money, collect it and vote against them because there is no receipt and we
cannot continue living under a government that is bent on impoverishing its
people.”
Governor Oshiomhole assured
the people that APC has all it takes to turn the fortunes of the country around
for good, maintaining that with General Muhammadu Buhari as President,
corruption will be completely exterminated from the nation’s polity.
He said, “Let me assure you
all that change will come. When change comes, APC knows that for Nigeria to
make progress there must be security of lives and property. If you want
security, vote for change. When APC takes over power, not only are we going to
double the number of policemen and other Security Agents, we will ensure they
are properly funded. We will re-equip the Army such that the soldiers will have
the confidence of the past.
“We will bring down the price
of petroleum products especially kerosene so that everybody can afford it but
you will only need kerosene to cook, not to give you light because there will
be electricity. When you put on light, it will work. We won’t need generator to
grind pepper. Nigeria will grow, that is our promise.
“We cannot continue like
this. When something is bad, you throw it away. PDP is not good and has failed
the nation so we must vote them out. We have to try a new one called APC. They
will try to deceive and mislead you; they will say Buhari will Islamize
Nigeria. When he was Military Head of State, did he force anybody to become a
Muslim? Did he Islamize the nation? Is it now that he is a democratic President
that he will Islamize Nigeria?”
Oshiomhole said, “They have
nothing to say. They cannot accuse him of being corrupt. He was minister of
Petroleum he didn’t give himself oil block, they all say he is poor yet he was
Head of State, he has only one house in Abuja, Does that not show that General
Buhari is honest? Is that not the kind of person we need in Nigeria Government
today?
“We need a man of truth. Once
you vote for Buhari, the problem of Nigeria is solved. When Buhari comes to
power, he will clean the nation of corruption. All those that have corruptly
amassed Nigeria’s funds to themselves will run because we cannot continue with
the way things are. He will sanitize the system. So vote for Buhari, vote for
APC and vote for change”, he said.
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