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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), have declared their intention to wage war on corruption.

They, therefore, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to showcase his achievements on the war against graft by making public the audit report on allegations of a missing $20bn.

Buhari said this in a statement by the Director, Communications, Buhari Campaign Organisations, Mr. Dele Alake, on Sunday.

He said, In the spirit of the War Against Corruption, we demand the release of the Audit Report of the missing $20bn.

Clearly unable to oppose us with an equally clean and unassailable ticket, we can understand why our opponents are running from pillar to post digging graves in search of rumours in the impossible hope of misinforming unsuspecting voters and spinning a web of blackmail and deceit.

In this electoral contest of vision and moral stature, only the guilty needs to be afraid. Luckily, our lives are like the open book. We challenge our opponents to stake their desire to lead Nigeria again on what they have achieved with the billions of resources they received.

Buhari said if voted into office, he would implement programmes, which would entail a zero-tolerance for corruption, adding that his life was an open book as he had nothing to hide.

He declared that he and his running mate lived exemplary lives and had become reference points for how to live a morally upright life.

The former Head of State noted that corruption was Nigerias biggest problem as it had led to the nations multifaceted problems especially the poor living conditions for Nigerians.

He said, Our vision is a new Nigeria in which corruption and abuse of office shall be sanctioned according to existing laws with the strengthening of the institutions of state; a Nigeria where the public and private sectors will collaborate to create a zero tolerance for sharp practices in the running of government business.

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By Emmanuel Nzomiwu / Correspondent

Enugu All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in Enugu State, Chief Okechukwu Ezea, has described Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the best choice for a running mate to General Muhamadu Buhari (rtd) in the February 2015 presidential election.

In a statement in Enugu on Wednesday, Ezea expressed confidence that the combination of Buhari and Osinbajo as the presidential and vice presidential candidates of APC, would give the party the desired victory in next year's presidential election.

The Enugu APC governorship hopeful described the partnership between the former distinguished Army General and the Law Professor as a fusion of integrity and competence.

According to him, Buhari and Osinbajo, leading an APC national government from May 29, 2015, would reposition Nigeria and put it on the path of greatness again.

"I have known Professor Osinbajo for a long time. He was my lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Akoka where I obtained my LLB and Masters in Law."

"He is an intellectual of proven integrity, competence and character. He is a God-fearing man. He is honest, incorruptible, principled and morally upright. I want to commend General Buhari and our leaders in APC for choosing Professor Osinbajo as our Vice Presidential candidate," Ezea stated.

He enjoined all Nigerians, especially the people of Enugu State to vote for APC to bring about the desired positive change in Nigeria and end almost two decades of misrule by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which culminated in the reign of insecurity and poverty across the country.

Ezea said the people of Enugu State must embrace the wind of change blowing across the country now as PDP government has failed them in the past 16 years.

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The lonely progressives Posted By Max Brantley on Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 7:08 AM An op-ed from the New York Times has some resonance in today's Arkansas. It's by a Nebraska "progressive" and her participation in groups that soldier on in a state that hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1936 and has an all-Republican congressional and state legislative membership. None of the Republicans acknowledges atmospheric change.

Occasionally, there's common purpose. Republicans have joined the fight in Nebraska against the Keystone XL pipeline.

Mostly, though, the old-timers of the small progressive community are the "royalty of lost causes." They lose, but they keep working. This year, though, was hard.

The evening after this dismal election, we met for our usual potluck. At first, a few of us tried to point out slivers of silver linings, but then one of our members said flatly, We are doomed. What followed was a sad discussion of our broken political system, big money in politics, Fox News and four more years of inaction on environmental issues. This was the first meeting in my memory in which I felt worse at the end instead of better.

The writer ends on an upbeat note with some small environmental victories and a couple of promising candidates. They'll soldier on. Surrender isn't an option.

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Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo | credits: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com

The Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said poor management of resources rather than the lack of resources has been the bane of nations economy.

Proper management, according to Osinbajo, has been dodging the country for a while.

The problem is management of resources. If we plug the loopholes, youll see the resources being pooled together.

Osinbajo said this on Saturday at a parley with journalists at his campaign office in Victoria Island, Lagos.

He said insecurity would be the first thing his government would tackle as it affected every Nigerian irrespective of ethnic group, class or creed.

Security is the first duty of any government; you cannot fight a war where leadership is uncertain; where leadership is not sure of itself and its responsibilities.

The type of leadership we need to successfully fight a war is lacking. The commander-in-chief has responsibility for everything. You cant continue to say your enemies did this or that. Youve got to take responsibility and that is what is lacking in the current dispensation.

The people I talked to in my bus trips, both men and women asked, What are you doing about the Chibok girls? I was surprised that people here in Lagos could be that concerned. It shows everyone is concerned. My take is that as the president, you should visit these places, talk to them and let them see that you are doing something. And one of the things to be done is equipping the military.

Osinbajo added that corruption had become the norm in Nigeria, especially in the civil service.

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Akinwunmi Ambode

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode, has alleged that the Federal Government owed the state N51bn.

Ambode stated that there has been no meaningful federal project in Lagos State since 1999.

He therefore urged Lagosians to vote for the APC at the governorship and presidential elections next year in order to make the state and federal governments to work in synergy for the progress of the state.

Ambode, who is a former Accountant-General of the state, said this during the 10,000-man March organised by the Ambode Youth Initiative in Lagos on Saturday.

He said, If you want heavy traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge to stop, ensure that the APC gets to the centre. They (Federal Government) dont allow us to make any meaningful changes on that bridge.

In the past 16 years, no Federal Government project has been done in Lagos. They owe us N51bn for all the projects that we have been doing on Federal Government property. I just need half of that money to make all the changes that we need.

The governorship candidate said, having worked as a civil servant for 27 years, he understood the workings of the state. He therefore urged the people of the state to vote for experienced people and not beginners.

He said he was a grass roots politician, adding that he had worked in the local government service for 10 years and was at various times the council treasurer in Alimosho, Somolu, Mushin and Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government councils before rising to become the youngest ever auditor-general for local government in the state.

He said he would ensure job creation in Lagos and improve security, which he stated was already being taken care of by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund.

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