The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged the people of Jigawa State to vote in responsive and responsible leadership in the forthcoming general election and not allow the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) back to power.

Tinubu said having voted out the “jackals and hyenas” in the PDP-led administration in 2015, it would be “disastrous” to give the party another opportunity back to power in 2023.

The APC presidential flag-bearer said this at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Jigawa State on Saturday.

He said: “You did the courageous job of chasing away the locusts eight years ago, do not trust their deceptive promises. Do not let them back into power. Like locusts, they will devour everything in their path.

“Instead, vote for the people that have a track record of delivering prosperity to the people. We did it in Lagos and Borno, and with your help we will do it again for Nigeria. Vote for the people with the vision, the capacity, the competence and the integrity to do what is right.

“Vote for responsive and responsible leadership. Vote for us. Vote for the APC on February 25 and March 11.”

Tinubu said his administration, if elected in the next month’s presidential election, would build on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari and bring the country to flourish, adding that he would revamp the agricultural sector and give great attention to developing infrastructure across the country.

“The vast arable land in Jigawa will be activated to make this state a place to reckon with in agro-business and agro-allied industries.

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“We will build upon the gains already recorded in agriculture in this state. We will invest in the expansion of irrigation and water management systems to increase productivity and reduce the impact of extreme weather, drought and flood cycles on crop yields.

“Our initiatives will ensure Jigawa farmers can cultivate their lands all year round.

“If you elect me, I will consolidate the ongoing infrastructural revolution by networking our entire country with good roads that would spur development. We will use the road network to connect our major agricultural and industrial hubs,” the former governor of Lagos State stated.

Tinubu further promised to provide all critical security agencies with all they require to secure the nation and make it habitable for Nigerians.

“Most importantly of all, we will secure our nation and defeat the menace posed by evil criminals, kidnappers, bandits and terrorists. We will sweep them away.

“We will do so by recruiting and deploying more security personnel across the various agencies, improving their equipment and training, and deploying top shelf technology to improve ground and aerial surveillance in key and dangerous areas,” he added.

Others at the rally were Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the APC vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima; and the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong; among others.

The Star