The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says his focus as president would be to create jobs for the teeming unemployed people in Nigeria and take prosperity to every part of the country.

Tinubu said his administration, if elected in the forthcoming general election, would create jobs for Nigerians by massively industrialising the country and ensuring everyone has an improved daily living and defeat poverty.

The APC presidential flag-bearer made the vow at the party’s presidential campaign rallies in Anambra and Cross River states on Tuesday.

He urged the people of Anambra State to ensure they vote in who they are sure will have their interest at heart as president in next month’s presidential election, adding that the people must reject candidates who preach hatred and bigotry.

Tinubu said: “My policies call for the creation of industrial hubs that will provide jobs and skills that last a lifetime. These hubs will also manufacture goods that improve our standard of living and earn precious foreign reserves by exporting them.

“The creation of jobs and the manufacturing of affordable domestic consumer goods for those who live here in Awka and in other southeastern cities will improve your daily lives. It will defeat poverty and give everyone the chance to be able to buy the food and essential things their families need yet still have some money left over.

“My government will create agricultural hubs as well that will offer more and better paying employment while also producing more food for our kitchen tables.”

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Tinubu further promised to reform the education sector, merging innate talents with building skills, to ensure competitiveness and in demand in the market.

The former governor of Lagos State also took a jab at his challengers in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively.

Tinubu said Atiku cannot be trusted, adding that the former Vice President would privatise Nigeria’s economy into his pocket.

He also said Obi failed to bring meaningful development to Anambra State in the name of saving funds, stressing that the former governor failed to use the state’s money to help the people of the state.

“Don’t mind PDP and their lies of 16 years. They can’t provide electricity to roast corn. They keep on lying. They say privatisation, privatisation into Atiku’s pocket. We must end that. PDP does not know the way. They don’t know how to think,” Tinubu said.

Speaking further on his achievements as Lagos State Governor, the APC presidential candidate said: “I know I can do these things because I made similar progress when governor of Lagos. Meanwhile, one of my opponents is a former governor of your state. But he does not live among you. He lives in Lagos.

“I live in Lagos because I am pleased with the progress we made in turning Lagos into one of Africa’s biggest economies. My opponent however, refuses to live among you because he feels guilty for not giving you the development and growth you deserved from him.

“Mr. Stingy refused to use the state’s money to help its people. He sacrificed your welfare and wellbeing so that he can boast that he saved money. But what good is saving money if you refuse to save your own people.

“That type of man is a danger to those unfortunate enough to be subject to his misrule. Such a man was ill equipped to be your governor. Do not make him your president.

“Instead, let the light of this nation shine on the progressive path we set before you.”

On his part, the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, said the people came to celebrate APC’s victory ahead of the February 25 presidential election, informing Tinubu that the only thing his people want are Bakassi Deep Seaport and the Super Highway that will connect the Southern and Northern parts of Nigeria.

The Star