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Buhari To Eligible Voters In Ondo, Go Get Your PVCs Ready

January 24, 2015

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has urged eligible voters to ensure they get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ready before next month presidential election.

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He also said this would enable them (electorate) participate in the election by voting massively for him and other candidates of the APC.

General Buhari made the disclosure on Saturday at a rally held at the Democracy Park in Akure, the Ondo state.

He said supporting him, and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general elections could only be manifest if the electorates gets their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)

"Go and get your Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ready and ensure you vote for us."

The APC presidential candidate, who was overwhelmed by the turnout of supporters and mammoth crowd in the state, disclosed that he is ready to fight "corruption" and flush out "poverty" in the country.

He decried the high rate of unemployment in the country under the watchful eyes of President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared his administration "a failure" for disappointing the people of the country.

The former military leader noted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since inception has given free reign to impunity and bribery, adding that if elected the lost glory of the country would be restored even among te commity of nations.

Flanked by national leaders of the party, General Buhari promised to equip the Armed forces and the military in the country to tackle  terrorism and insecurity.

The vice presidential candidate of the party, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo lampooned those calling for the postponement of the next month presidential election adding that those calling for the extension of the elections were only jokers threatened by the rising popularity of the APC.

Earlier, the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu said the APC would free Nigerians from the "bondage of the PDP", he urged people of Ondo state to vote for its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari.

Tinubu, who asked the people to the state how many times President Jonathan has visited Ondo state to commission meaningful projects, said the people should be wiser and not be carried away by the antics of the Peoples Democratic Party.

He said it was high time for a "common revolution" in Nigeria  as citizens had seen through fake promises of the sitting government.

The rally ground filled with several people lining the streets to catch a glimpse of General Buhari's entourage.