ACN will bring Nigerians fresh hope – Tinubu

The Action Congress of Nigeria on Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State commenced its its presidential campaign in the North-West, with its leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, assuring Nigerians of its determination to offer them fresh hope.

Tinubu, in a solidarity message after the presidential candidate of the party, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and his running mate, Mr. Fola Adeola, were presented with the party’s flags, said the nation’s leadership crisis would be resolved with the election of the party in the April polls. He told the mammoth crowd of party chieftains and supporters that the ACN would provide a youth friendly leadership.

He said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party had been insensitive to Nigerian youths, assuring, however, that Ribadu would redress the situation. The former Lagos State governor said the Ribadu/Adeola joint ticket would create 120 million new jobs.


Speaking at the rally, which was also attended by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tinubu pledged a solid welfare package for the Nigeria Police Force. He assured that the least paid policeman would earn N50,000 under an ACN government.

With a chant of ‘Sai Ribadu, Sai Nigeria, Sai Ribadu’, the ACN National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, handed over the party’s presidential flags to Ribadu and Adeola, saying it signified their onward journey to the Presidency.

He said, “I bring to you the people of Nigeria a new brand of ideas through a new brand of leadership, today in Jigawa, in Dutse, Jigawa State, because of the problems created for Nigeria already by the PDP in the last 12 years. We talked about it and discussed it.

“The problems are problems of corruption, problems of insecurity to lives and property, problems of poverty. We have been thinking about how to clear these problems. Our solution is about bringing in new brand of leadership.

“Today, I brought these two young men. I brought Shehu Nuhu Ribadu and I have brought Fola Adeola. One is a very good expert in corruption management, the other one a management investor.”

Asked to comment, Ribadu could only utter quotes from the Quran, saying, ‘Auzubillahi Mina Shaytani Rajin, Bismillahi Arahamanu Rahim. Alhamdullah! Alhamdullah! Alhamdullah!’ (I seek refuge from Satan, the accursed. I begin with the Name of God the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficient. I thank God.)

His running mate stated that the ACN was on a mission to ease the pains of Nigerians and create jobs for the large army of unemployed youths.

He said, “We are here to ease your pains, to give employment and put money in your pockets through employment, not to take what is yours. We will sit down with you to proffer solutions to our numerous problems. So, vote for us, trust us. We are new on the scene and we will bring in new ideas.”