By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday said he will tackle the erosion menace ravaging Anambra State the way he tamed the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos State.

He also said that the value of properties owned by people will be more than 1,000 times their investment if he becomes the president.

Tinubu who made the statement during his campaign rally at the Ekwueme square in Awka said, “You know me, you know Tinubu, the city by of Lagos? You know I had the Atlantic tamed in Lagos.

“The way we tamed the Atlantic Ocean is the same way we will tame the erosion in the eastern region. We will tame the erosion. We will make the value of your property worth more than 1,000 times your investment.”

The APC standard flag bearer dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as a party with failed promises, saying: “We are not like PDP that forgot your rail line. They are liars. When you hear Atiku use the word and say ‘walahi talahi’, what is in his head is “na lie I lie”.

Anytime you hear him say Walahi talahi, just reply and say, “na lie I lie”.

“Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a liar and Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) is a betrayer.

“The man who left here, he calls himself Peter Obi. We read in the Bible that before the cock crows, he will deny Jesus Christ. Is it not true? So how can he keep his promise to you? He cannot prove a point. Has Bola Tinubu not proved a point? Did I close any markets? Did I kill anyone? I’m a thinker and a doer, I even tamed the Atlantic.”

Tinubu insisted that he is the only one who has been able to establish a track record of success, with verifiable projects as governor of Lagos State.

Tinubu promised Anambra people: “You want to make Anambra a highly dependable state right? That is the memory of my dear friend Chuba Okadigbo. That is what we will continue to carry on – the joy of Chuba Okadigbo.

“We will create jobs for our youths. We will industrialize and make Anambra both the economic city and the economic centre of Nigeria. Your resources will be applied to create handwork and hard work, better-paying jobs.

“We are not like the other party that come here to lie to you. Tell them when they bring their lies, and ask them how long will it take their lies to travel from Port Harcourt to Onitsha, Onitsha to Aba?

“You see their lies, for 16 years, PDP lied that they will give industrialisation, but instead they sold our assets to themselves and they called it privatization. Privatization to their own pockets. They privatized the industry to their pockets.

“The hour has come, your PVC is the master, the voice of commandment. Atiku said he is the candidate of the North, is that not a dog whistle? Is that not a division among us? Anambra people lived well, in prosperity and joy with me in Lagos. I started paying WAEC fees, I didn’t discriminate whether you are Igbo, Christian or anybody, I paid for everybody.”