Critics Know Buhari Is ‘Not A Thief’ – Oshiomhole

Former Edo State Governor and chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has claimed that even the worst critics of President Muhammadu Buhari will agree that the president isn’t a thief.

Oshiomhole, who said this during his declaration to run for the position of the National Chairman of the APC, challenged anyone or group to prove otherwise.

He said, “I want to assure Nigerians that I believe with a new leadership of the APC and with our president, whom I believe is ever determined, no matter what anybody wants to say, there will be time to engage in all of those contestations as we approach 2019 electioneering campaign and those who wish to contest on various party platforms come to the open, we will know the players, we will know their coach, we will be able to engage.

“Until then, so that I don’t change headlines, there is only one thing I want to say here and now, that the worst critic of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, will agree that the president is not a thief. President Buhari is not a thief. That, for me, is the starting point and we will challenge others,” said Oshiomhole.

Speaking further on his ambition to chair the APC, the former governor promised to work with the executive and legislative arms of government if elected the party’s chairman.

He also said, “As I present myself for the position of the national chairman of our great party, it is pertinent to reflect on what constitutes the APC. The APC is a progressive party which represents the collective will of all the members of the party in all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“It is my hope that if, and when elected as national chairman of the party, we will reposition and re-organise the party based on its philosophy of social democracy, which basically means people-oriented, membership driven and mass-based political organisation. To be able to translate these into concrete action that is visible and verifiable.

“Under our leadership, we will naturally have to do a couple of things differently, in the day to day management of the party, while interfacing with all those elected on the platform of the party at all levels,” he said.