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Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised to revive Ajaokuta Steel Company if elected president of the country.

Buhari made the promise during his campaign in Lokoja on Friday.

He said he would resuscitate the company, which has been out of production for the past five years.

He explained that this would enable it to generate employment for the nation’s teeming youths and create wealth for the country.

Buhari said government had spent almost $5 billion on the company, promising that its fortunes will change for the better as soon as he assumes office.

He also promised to stem the tide of corruption and plug all loopholes through which government money was being siphoned, adding that money recovered from this effort would be used to develop agriculture and provide quality education for the people.

“We in the APC have resolved to govern the nation with humility, probity and transparency,” he said.

“I am going to end the orgy of insurgency in some parts of the country based on his military background.”

He told the crowd to collect their permanent voter cards and vote for him to ensure the needed change in the affairs of the country.

Yemi Osinbajo, his running mate, urged Nigerians to vote for the APC in the coming elections.