Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Nigerians not to be deceived ahead of the 2023 general election.
The Delta State Governor stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) made fake promises to Nigerians to be voted into office in 2015.
Hence, Okowa urged Nigerians to be prayerful and watchful in order not to be swayed by politicians with fake promises.
He said that with the 2023 general election a few months away, some politicians had started making empty and unrealistic promises to Nigerians as was the case in 2015.
Okowa spoke on Sunday, December 4, at the Thanksgiving Service to mark the end of the Annual Convention of Pasture of Life Ministries International, Asaba.
He said that the task to rebuild Nigeria was herculean, but pointed out that many people aspiring to lead the country did not understand the enormity of the problem facing the nation.
According to him, the times we are in Nigeria is very difficult and many persons want to make it look like it’s very easy to rebuild Nigeria, that will be deceitful of any man to say so.
“We were deceived in 2015 at the campaigns because promises were made in such a manner that people said let’s drive out Jonathan and the APC came into government and we are where we are today.
“Here again people are beginning to say it’s easy to fix Nigeria in 6 months but when you have not been in governance you will not understand exactly what the situation is and for somebody who says it’s easy to fix Nigeria, it means the person does not even know the depth of the problem of Nigeria as at today,” he said.
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The PDP Presidential running mate said a lot of work needs to be done, adding that it requires the collective responsibility of every citizen to turn things around for the country.
“There is a lot of work to be done, and it requires great leadership and followership to work together to fix this country.
“It requires the collective efforts of our fathers and mothers but it also requires a lot of our youths to work together because people who don’t understand the workings of governance can easily be deceived.
“We must seek the face of God, we must ask God prayerfully to allow His will to be done for this nation. So, we must all arise and pray that the will of God be in this nation so that we are not deceived again like we were deceived in 2015,” he added.
Okowa further said Nigeria had never been so indebted like it is now, saying “the level of debt that we are in now in this country, we have never seen it before since 1999.
“All I ask is that our youths should shine their eyes, pray, don’t be deceived again. Some people who told us that the naira and the dollar will become equal were deceitful.
“There are somethings that they will tell you and you will know that it is not possible because you have knowledgeable mind and you are educated.
“So, let us not just accept everything that people say, let us be cautious and prayerful and the Lord will truly guide us as a nation.
“As to whether Nigeria will return back to glorious days and surpass, yes it will; will it take time? yes also. We need to be prayerful,” Okowa stated.
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