Laughter Attack At APC Meeting As Man Seeks Help To Become President

A mild drama occurred on Monday at a stakeholders
meeting of the Ogun All Progressives Congress, APC,
when a member of the audience announced his
intention to contest for the presidency in 2015 and
sought for the party's support.
The meeting, which took place at the June 12
Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, was presided over by the
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun. In
attendance were leaders of the party as well as
members across all the 20 local government areas.
The presidential aspirant, Tajudeen Diamonds,
declared his ambition during the question and
answer session. The moderator had asked
participants who had questions to ask to raise their
hands. Mr. Diamonds did, and he was called to speak.
Handed the microphone, Mr. Diamonds stated that
he had come all the way from Kano State to attend
the stakeholders' meeting in Abeokuta and to seek
for the party's support ahead of the 2015 elections.
"I am from Kano. I love APC. I love Amosun and I want
to say this publicly that I want to contest the
presidential election under the banner of APC, our
party. How do I go about this because I need your
support?" he asked.
His frank declaration was greeted with laughter by
the baffled gathering. At this point, the Master of
Ceremony, perhaps presuming that all was not right
with the potential presidential aspirant, discreetly
took the microphone from Mr. Diamonds.
In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES after the event,
Mr. Diamonds rolled out his 19-point agenda which
included 18 hours of power supply nationwide, the
establishment of 36 Federal Universities of
Agriculture, the creation of 300,000 jobs for each
state, camera on every street across Nigeria, more
barracks, several National Film Institutes, N16,000
monthly salary for youth between the ages of 18 and
25 as well as the construction of six refineries,
among others.
Mr. Diamonds also made a case for a tenure of five
years for political office holders and stated that he
would fix minimum wage at N25,000.
He also disclosed that he had already printed over
one million posters, which would be distributed
across Nigeria in due course.
[Source: Premium Times]

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