The Religion Of PDP Is Poverty – Aregbesola

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has lamented the precarious
economic situation Nigeria has found itself through the bad leadership
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking after taking the oath of office, as he was sworn in for
another one term of four years, Aregbesola stated that the past 16
years of PDP leadership in Nigeria has done the country no good. The
poverty level of the people, he noted, has increased.
"Lest we forget, the religion of PDP is poverty," Aregbesola said. He
noted that only the APC can rescue the nation from the PDP.
While also noting that democracy is the best political system ever
devised by mankind, Aregbesola lamented the reversal of the nation's
fortunes, particularly in the last six years under President Goodluck
Jonathan.
"We must terminate the regime of self-seeking manipulators who
currently parade corridors of power, accruing political profit by
turning us against each other and further dividing us along ethnic and
religious lines," he said.
"The result of their politics of division is that Nigerians are poorer
in the last 16 years whereas Nigeria as a country has never been
richer save for recent months when oil price has declined. This
manifests again in their continued lawlessness evidenced in the
desecration of the National Assembly and the travesty at Ekiti
Assembly.
"They have demonstrated without doubt their inability to protect
Nigerians and the territorial integrity of our country. We must
therefore be determined to vote out the party that has brought us to
this sorry pass. We must show them the way out. We must let them know
that on their way to hell, they will walk alone.
"Our party, the All People Congress (APC) promises prosperity,
national unity and integration, security of lives and property, job
and wealth creation, rule of law and constitutionalism and deepening
of democracy," he said.
He described his journey towards a second term as rough and thorny,
but noted that his innovative programmes and people-focused system of
governance in the last four years brought him back to power.
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammad Buhari retired, who was present at
the inauguration, said that amid democratic impunities of the ruling
Federal government, the Osun election epitomised the success of
democracy in the country.
He congratulated the people of Osun for the success of the election,
saying the state offered a promising future for the nation's
democracy.
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Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his speech, said
people-oriented programmes of Aregbesola and that of the APC has shown
that people will be on the side of the party, come February 2015.
Dignitaries present at the inauguration include Edo state governor,
Adams Oshiomhole, his Lagos counterpart, Babatunde Fashola, Ibikunle
Amosun of Ogun State, Abdul-fattah Ahmed of Kwara State and former
governors' Olagun‎soye Oyinlola, Kayode Fayemi, Isiaka Adeleke, Segun
Oni.