Chibuike Amaechi, the minister of transportation has denied that the All Progressives Congress (APC) promised to make one Naira equal to $1 when it was campaigning in 2015 to win the presidential election.
Amaechi, who is also the director general of the presidential campaign organisation, similarly denied that the party promised to reduce the price of petrol.
Speaking in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital at the launch of the party’s presidential campaign, the minister said they were no magicians to have made such promises.
He said the election of President Mmuhammadu Buhari would ensure the creation of more employment opportunities in the country with the construction of railway lines in many parts of the country.
According to him, “Nigeria must change for the better”, saying that the Federal Government has been able to restrict attacks by Boko Haram insurgency to Borno State unlike in the past when many towns and cities in the country were randomly attacked by the insurgents.
Earlier, Bola Ahmed Tinubu said that Nigeria had been yearning for change from corruption, change from laziness and change for development and for a diversified economy.
“Sixteen years of PDP will never come back to this country, we are strongly determined to reverse the course of governance, we are building on a new foundation for the youth and new generation yet unborn,” he said.
He said if the past administration in the country had concentrated on one project like electricity, it would have been better, warning that if the PDP comes back, it would take the country backwards.
According to him, the country is marching forward for development and economic prosperity, promising that the party would continue to support the fight against corruption in the country.
ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo
