THE presidential candidate, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared today that if elected, his administration would combat the problem of money laundering and other types of corruption.
This was said by the APC candidate at the party’s presidential campaign event in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.
He said, “Let me congratulate you for your freedom four years ago which we are reasserting today. If you’re ready to cement that freedom to democracy, go and get your PVC to return the party and all its candidates.
“The broom is the symbol of freedom and with that, we have swept and will continue to sweep corruption, money laundering, and all other vices away including insecurity if elected.
“You heard that this will not happen yesterday but you are seeing it now live”, he noted.
Tinubu who told the crowd at the Metropolitan Square, venue of the programme, not to “vote for anybody else, but me and all other candidates of the party across board in all the elections.”
He asserted that the party supports Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has been engaged in a contentious argument with Information Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Among the APC leaders present at the event was Mohammed.
“Don’t vote for anybody but me. We believe in AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The Governor has done some good jobs and he wants another four years to continue. With your vote and support, that is guaranteed,” he said.
Speaking, the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu said with the crowd, “Kwara is saying it loud and clear that we are better together.
“You have given us the confidence to carry on and we hope that what we have seen here today will translate to votes come February 23. Return all the three senators and all other candidates of the APC to ease the work of Asiwaju to serve you if elected.”
The APC presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, his running mate, and other dignitaries were greeted by a sizable crowd when they arrived in the state for the campaign.
The Minister of State for Solid Minerals, Gbemisola Saraki, was not present at the ceremony despite the large turnout of her supporters who displayed her banner.
