Vote to determine your future, Gov Amaechi charges students

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(Nigeria) Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has urged Nigerians to vote cautiously in the country’s forthcoming presidential elections in order to shape their future.
He said that it was their only power to transform both the country and its leadership and appealed to the people to vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Amaechi spoke at the 27th convocation ceremony of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology in Port Harcourt.
According to him, Nigerians would be faced with the reality of voting on March 28 in the country’s Presidential election.
“Today, you are confronted with one reality, the reality of Nigeria, that reality begins from March 28, the reality to choose between good and bad and the reality to choose between peace and corruption and those who want to change your life, the reality of the fact that after now, most of you will be unemployed, the reality of the fact that I sit here as governor and students are fighting over electric fan, compared with the reality of the fact that in other universities outside this country, convocation arenas are built with air- conditioners so students don’t fight over fan, that reality is what confronts you today.
“It is the reality of asking your lecturers, what are their qualifications, why don’t we have enough lecturers in each faculty. When I was at the University of Port Harcourt, I had enough lecturers in my faculty and I’m proud to say that I graduated from that university knowing my lecturers were those who could defend their degrees outside.
“That reality confronts you on March 28,  to choose between our brother who’s a failure or success, to choose between Christianity and God. You will ask me why I say Christianity and God. Not all Christians worship God. I’m a Catholic, let them tell us their religion. I’m a Catholic and will never be found in a traditional place where people will point their tools on me because I want to win election. I’m a Christian and I worship God.”
He bemoaned the corruption menace in the country, promising that there would be stringent measures against corruption when Buhari is elected president.
He urged Nigerians to vote for Buhari and dissociate themselves from the current failure of the PDP-led federal government.
“It is your choice. Why did I say it is your choice? At the University of Port Harcourt, we were out demonstrating against government. Nobody will steal $10.8 billion and go free. Nobody will steal $20 billion and go free. Nigerian students will be found outside. Today, Nigerian students have convoys like governors, driving and telling you ‘this is my Personal Assistant. It is a choice to worship God and to choose the right leaders or to choose to remain where you are and choose failure. It is your choice, that choice is on March 28.”
Amaechi also lamented the insecurity across the country, saying that lives were no longer safe.
He recalled that there was insecurity in Rivers State at the time he became governor but that he worked hard to restore normalcy and security.
“Lives are no longer safe. You have forgotten what life was like in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, you’ve forgotten what it was until we came, until we chased them away, today, they’ve been brought back. Rivers people, you’ve forgotten suddenly that there were no roads. You’ve forgotten that the road from Education Bus stop up to Rumuokoro, that the road was bad, you’ve forgotten that it took time and planning to fix those roads.”
He said Nigerians should vote for only those who would protect their interests.
“I believe that one day this community of Rivers people will remember me for all the achievements we have done. I believe that the children we sent to United Kingdom, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, as they begin to return, we’ll remember that we paid their school fees from the pocket of Rivers State”.
He reiterated that the state had not benefited from the federal government under Jonathan, urging the people to vote without consideration to tribe or religion.
Earlier, Vice Chancellor the University, Prof. B. B. Fakae had commended Governor Amaechi for his huge support to the university. He said the university was graduating 5,600 first degree graduands, 216 Master’s and 26 PhD degree holders, describing RSUST as foremost e-university with various achievements.
Also speaking, Pro-Chancellor of RSUST, Justice Karibi Whyte (rtd) lauded Governor Amaechi for giving the university new lease of life and sense of direction.
He congratulated the graduating students and wished them well, saying they should become good ambassadors.

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