He also campaigned in BRT buses saying Nigerians need Buhari..
The vice presidential candidate of the
All Progressives Congress in the 2015 presidential election, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, on Thursday said the country needed a man of integrity, such
as the APC’s flag bearer, Maj. Gen. Muhamadu Buhari, to end corruption
in the country.
Osinbajo, who joined passengers in the
Bus Rapid Transit from the Tafawa Balewa Square to Barracks area of
Lagos, urged Nigerians to vote for Buhari, saying the former military
Head of State is the only one that can curb corruption in the country.
The former Lagos State Commissioner for
Justice addressed passengers in the bus, saying he would utilise
“unusual opportunities to reach out to Nigerians on the need to vote out
the PDP.”
He said, “Every Nigerian knows that Maj.
Gen. Buhari is a no-nonsense person. He is going to make changes that
would turn Nigeria around for the better. Remember that the APC is the
party of change. Collect your PVC and ensure that you vote for the APC.
“The only way to make an omelet is to
break an egg. You have to do something and I think that all of us,
whatever it is that we are involved in must be interested in making a
difference in this country. This country needs help desperately.
Considering the economy and the security challenges, everyone of us must
be involved in trying to get a change.”
While responding to a question by one of
the BRT passengers, identified as Mfawa Edet, on whether Buhari was
sponsoring Boko Haram, Osinbajo dismissed the allegations as “pure
propaganda.” He noted that if Buhari was sponsoring the Boko Haram sect,
they would not have attempted to kill him.
The arrival of Osinbajo at Barracks area
of Lagos attracted some APC supporters and caused a mild gridlock on the
road. Party supporters, who chanted solidarity songs, struggled to take
photographs with him.
Giving an account of his stewardship as a
former Attorney General of Lagos State, Osinbajo said the Lagos State
judiciary recorded huge success because he enforced a zero tolerance
policy for corruption.
He said during his tenure, 22 magistrates and three judges were sacked because of corruption-related cases.
He said, “In 1999, there was a survey, a
great percentage said there was so much corruption in the judiciary in
Lagos State. We decided on a plan; first we increased the salaries of
the members of staff, we also decided that if a report was made about
any judge, we follow up the report and treat any complaint of injustice,
involve in investigation and we will reach a logical conclusion.”
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