The secret of any success is hard work and that has always been my contention. We worked very hard and time will virtually tell the story and time has told the story. People were given the opportunity to compare and contrast between my administration and the successive administrations of the PDP since I left office. I governed the state between 1999 and 2003 and PDP rigged me out using all manner of forces that have never been seen in any democratic sector. They brought soldiers from the air force and the barracks in Lokoja which harassed and killed. For the first time I saw military personnel carrying ballot boxes. That was how they rigged us out in 2003. They brought in a governor that spent 9 years and has not commissioned one single project.

IT is no longer news that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after 16 years in government, lost the March

28 presidential election to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.

From 2003 to 2011, he showed faith and resilience. For three consecutive times, he contested the presidential election but the outcomes remained the same: failure. But he perceived his loss as human induced and went to the courts to seek redress. There, he got the bitterest bashing of his life.

The first thought that would have come to many Nigerians on reading the newspaper headlines on Thursday, April 30, must have been to wonder if their president actually said those words or if he was quoted out of context.

AS controversy continues to surround the ongoing constitution amendment process where several billions were spent but with no hope if it will be a reality going by its rejection by the presidency, the questions on the mind of many Nigerians is has it become a wasted resources and efforts.