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1/ Dear friends, as the presidential campaign draws to a close, let us talk – Nigerian to Nigerian - GMB
2/ My interactions with Nigerians from all over the country over the last few months have left me with an overwhelming sense of the...
3/ ...expectations the citizens of Nigeria hold for the future.
4/ There was little girl who donated her savings because she believes in our campaign.
5/ The young men and women at our campaign rallies who run after our motorcade, screaming ‘Change’.
6/ The fisherman in Bayelsa who lost his livelihood because of the polluted Ogboinbiri River.
7/ The welder from Ibadan who struggles under the weight of poor power supply.
8/ This campaign has been about them, and millions of others who have been let down by their government. From Enugu to Edo, Cross Rivers...
9/ ...to Kano, Ondo to Benue, and everywhere in between, Nigerians are tired of the status quo. Without exception, they want a more...
10/ ...secure living environment, better economic opportunities, and a more accountable government, they want a country they can be proud...
11/ ...of.
12/ My experience has confirmed that there is no Muslim Nigeria or Christian Nigeria, no Northern Nigeria or Southern Nigeria.
13/ There is only one Nigeria, a country where citizens continue to forge ahead despite the challenges we face; a country that
14/ we all, both home and abroad, hope and pray achieves its full potential.
15/ I have dedicated my life to the service and continued existence of this one Nigeria, both as a military officer and a civilian.
16/ In the course of this service, I have overseen the building of refineries and protected Nigeria from aggressors, both internal a
17/ nd external. My time as Head of State, was not perfect; mistakes were made. Some of you may not support me because of those mistakes...
18/ ...but I assure you that I feel the pain of everyone who experienced undue hardship. Others like Lola Shoneyin and Tunde Thompson...
19/ ...have been gracious enough to look beyond these mistakes and accept my offer of a partnership to build a new Nigeria we can all be...
20/ ...proud of. My appeal to you is that you find it in your hearts to do the same.
21/ As I said at Chatham House, being the leader at the time, I take responsibility for those mistakes and state again that before you is...
22/ ...a converted democrat who has submitted to and will continue to submit himself to a true democratic process.
23/ I talk about a partnership because to surmount the grave issues Nigeria will have to contend with, leading will require your...
24/ ...commitment and cooperation. Our country is at an all-time low. Poverty and unemployment have reached unprecedented high, and...
25/ ...insecurity threatens the lives and wellbeing of every single person within our borders—a situation that I myself have...
26/ ...experienced directly. Still, nothing can erode my optimism about our country Nigeria. I believe this country can be great again.
27/ I believe that with effective and transparent leadership, the eradication of corruption and respect for the rule of law, things can
28/ change for the better.
29/ Let me be frank, Nigeria is not going to change overnight. The damage that the PDP has wrought on this country is not going to change...
30/ ...overnight. But if we want a country you can be proud of in the next eight years, in the next decade, then this is the time to stop...
31/ ...the madness, this is the time to tell your leaders that they need to be afraid of you, this is the time to show that you won’t...
32/ ...be taken for granted, this is the time to show the present crop that if they fail, they will be punished.
33/ Even in voting for me, you will be sending me a clear message, that if I don’t fulfil my promises, you have the power to decide who...
34/ ...leads you and how they lead you.
35/ I have served Nigeria will everything I have, without taking anything that I did not earn. If anyone has evidence that proves...
36/ ...otherwise, I challenge them to present it. Many lies have been circulated about my person but like I always say, while they...
37/ ...continue to lie, we shall continue to reinforce the truth.
38/ So, today, let me make you a promise that will not be broken.
39/ The reason we are doing this is clear. This is about creating a Nigeria where you and your father and your mother and your children...
40/ ...can be safe, this is about this is about creating a nation where children can go to schools where they actually learn and can...
41/ ...compete in the world, this is about building a country where corruption and waste, and stealing and irresponsibility can be wiped...
42/ ...out, so that government officials stop giving entrepreneurs and creative people handouts, but actually do the hard work of...
43/ ...creating an economy that creates wealth for everyone.
44/ This is about creating a country that is serious about compete g in the global economy. This is about creating a country whose...
45/ ...passport will not be insulted whenever you leave our country.
46/ This is about building a nation where your child can truly be great, whether he is born in Abakaliki, or in school in Akure, or about...
47/ ...to get married in Auchi.
48/ I would like to thank everyone who has been on this journey with us, and thank Nigerians
49/ who received us with warmth everywhere we campaigned.
50/ On the 28th of March and the 11th of April, use your PVC to get the desired change that will enable
