We'll Expand The Economy To Discourage Stealing - 'Obong' Buhari

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Wednesday said if elected into office next month, his administration would focus on the expansion of Nigeria’s economy in order to discourage stealing.

Specifically, he said major development of the agricultural sector would bring about an immediate relief to the thorny issue of unemployment in the country.

He made the promise while addressing supporters that converged on the playground of Government Secondary School in Calabar, Cross River State.

The APC Presidential Campaign train is currently on tour of states in the South-South geopolitical zone.

Accompanied by the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Prince Tony Momoh, APC governorship candidate in Cross River, Mr. Odey Ochicha, among others, Buhari said his party would tackle insecurity and expand the economy if voted into power.

He said, “The situation in Nigeria is of great concern to us. We are going to attack two fundamental programmes. These are security and economy. We are determined to make sure that the economy is expanded so that the tendency to steal is discouraged. Agriculture will be given priority and this will give immediate relief to the huge unemployed Nigerians”.

The former military ruler also said the power sector would be stabilized in order to resuscitate dying industries in the country.

“If you go down memory lane, during the period of regional governments, the leaders then used to allocate 43 per cent of the budget on education and that is why their names will never be forgotten. We will try to secure our country; we will ensure industries are resuscitated.

“Our industries are dying and will continue to die unless we get the issue of power supply correct. We will resuscitate our industries”, he added.

Buhari used the occasion to appeal to the electorate to ensure they secure their Permanent Voter Cards and vote massively for the APC in the February general elections.