The South-South governors and leaders of
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan
to contest the 2015 presidential election.
PDP TOUR: From left— Chief Tony Anenih, PDP BoT Chairman; Dr. Adamu Mu’azu,
PDP National Chairman; Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State; Governor
Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State; Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State
and Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, at Mu’azu’s zonal tour of
South-South in Cross River State, where President Goodluck Jonathan was
endorsed for re-election in 2015.
The endorsement of the President was the highpoint of a stakeholders’
meeting called by the National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Ahmadu Mu’azu as part of
his zonal tour of the South-South.
The leaders of the region, in a communiqué at the end of the meeting by
Governors Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Liyel Imoke
(Cross River) and Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), and read by former Deputy Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Mr. Chibudom Nwuche, justified their
endorsement of Jonathan on the giant strides recorded by his administration in
all sectors of the country.
The communiqué read: “We acknowledge the giant strides of Mr. President in
the areas of education, agriculture, health, tourism, re-invention of the
railway systems, roads and other infrastructural development across the
country.
“It is also notable that there is tremendous focus on economic empowerment
of Nigerians.
“In view of Jonathan’s doggedness in pursuing his transformation agenda for
Nigeria, the South-South is in full support of his administration. We,
therefore, endorse Mr. President for the forthcoming 2015 presidential election,
to enable him continue with his transformation agenda, which transcends all
spheres of our lives.”
On security
The meeting, which had thousands of party faithful in attendance, also
condemned the spate of violence and insecurity in Nigeria, which they observed
was being tackled headlong by President Jonathan.
They pledged their “unalloyed and unwavering support for the fight against
terrorism in Nigeria and to be strong advocates of the continuous unity of the
Nigerian state, as co-existence of the various nationalities remains
non-negotiable.”
Urging Nigerians to keep identifying with the PDP, they praised the current
leadership of the party, attributing current electoral successes recorded in
places such as Ekiti State to the leadership style of the national chairman.
During the meeting, speakers praised Jonathan for his achievements, saying
that no past president of the country achieved more than President Jonathan in
their first terms.
Others at the meeting were Chief Tony Anenih, the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of PDP, Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo of Gombe State, the South-South in
the National Assembly, state chairmen of the party from the six South-South
states, amongst others.
