January 16, 2015 – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari(72) is not too old to rule Nigeria.
Fashola who spoke at a APC political rally in Apapa had at another rally called on resident of Lagos not to vote the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje(57) on account of age, stressing that if residents put an old man in office, he will not be able to work, but that he will sleep on duty.
But speaking at a rally in Apapa today, the governor said Buhari is not too old to govern the country, saying what Nigerians need now is a trusted and credible candidate who can properly manage the nation’s resources.
The governor argued that current development in the country has shown that a younger person without big ideas and competence cannot rule Nigeria successfully.
Fashola said the nation’s most challenging problems are insecurity and corruption which, he said could only be tackled by Buhari given his track records.
According to him, “Some people are challenging me that if I say Agbaje is too old to govern Lagos, what about Buhari who is older? My response is this: We all agree that we have problem of insecurity in the country. Between Jonathan and Buhari who is the most experienced to tackle security issue? We all know is Buhari, an experienced security expert.
“Then on corruption issue, who is the most credible among them? It is only Buahri? He has ruled Nigeria before, he has headed several positions without record corruption and mismanagement. Fashola who also took a swipe on Agbaje over plan to discontinue toll collection on
Lekki Epe Expressway if elected said the PDP candidate lacks understanding of the dynamics of modern ways of developing infrastructure. He appealed to the residents to vote wisely, saying such decision would discourage foreign investors from investing in the nation’s economy.
