As the All
Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 governorship election in
Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige, kicked off his campaigns, Lagos State Governor,
Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu, have called on the people of Anambra to vote for Ngige.
They said Ngige is the
most experienced of all the candidates being fielded by political parties for
the position.
Speaking at a
fund-raising dinner organised by APC in Lagos, Fashola said out of all those who
have offered themselves for the governorship of the state, Ngige is the most
experienced man for the job, adding that experience is key to the business of
governance.
Fashola told the
gathering of prominent Igbo businessmen and women at the Lagos House, Marina,
venue of the event, “Experience is very key in this business. So, if you
support him things will happen quickly because he has held that office before
and that is experience. He has Federal Civil Service structure experience. He
served as a Director in the Federal Civil Service. The driver of government is
the public service. That is experience.”
“No government will
survive or succeed without parliamentary support. Dr. Ngige is now a Senator so
he has also had the experience of the other side so he knows what it means,
especially serving as an opposition Senator, to reach across the axles to do
things and to get the government going,” he said.
Citing his experience
on becoming elected governor in 2007 to emphasise the importance of experience,
Fashola said because he was in government of the state for four years as Chief
of Staff to his immediate predecessor, Tinubu, assuming duties as governor was
not stressful because he already had the experience of office modalities.
“When people ask, what
is the secret here? I say I was in government, in the Governor’s Office for
four years. It was a quick platform from which to take off. That is experience.
So on day one, I knew what to do with the file. That is what is on offer for
you to choose in this election.”
On the insinuation
that the APC was alien to the South Eastern people, Fashola said the important
thing was not the name of the party but what it stood for and has in stock in
terms of development programmes for the people, adding that the APC stands for
rapid development and for change.
“Our candidate has
alluded to the fact that some are saying this is not your party. My question
first is to ask you, are you happy with the APGA government in the state now?
My own take is that even shoes when they get worn out they are changed. Our
candidate has made his point clear by saying he brings to you a message of
goodwill that calls for development that calls for change and for me, that is
the message from our party – the APC,” he said.
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