PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has admitted the
criticism by Governor Rotimi Amaechi that his
government has not done anything for the people of
Rivers State.
This, he said, was because he did not want to be seen as
an ethnic leader. Hence, his resolve to ensure the
equitable distribution of resources across the country.
Jonathan’s wife is from Rivers State.
President Jonathan, who spoke during the presidential
rally of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Adokiye
Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta-Ali, Ikwerre Local
Government of Rivers State, however, promised to
develop the South-South region if elected for a second
term in office.
The President was reacting to the criticism by Amaechi,
who is also the Director-General of the All Progressives
Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, that he
(Jonathan) had not done anything for Rivers and
Bayelsa states.
Describing Amaechi’s statement as a challenge, Jonathan
admitted that though he had not allocated more
development to his people, the situation was an
indication that he (Jonathan) meant well for the
country.
He pointed out that he accepted Amaechi’s challenge,
but would do “something” for the South-South states
when he is re-elected,
The President said, “What I want to tell you and the rest
of the country is that the director-general of the APC
presidential campaign organisation, when he was in
Yenagoa and when he was in Port Harcourt, mentioned
clearly that the President had done nothing for the two
states.
“Don’t worry. It is good news because people are saying
that I concentrated development in the South-South.
Bayelsa State was part of Rivers State. Then, if I don’t
concentrate development in this state, that means there
has not been development in Rivers and Bayelsa states.
“The DG (Amaechi) is telling Nigerians that I have not
done this. That means that I am a transparent person. I
did not allocate positions to my people. The DG would
have been the very first person to expose me to the rest
of the world; not just Nigeria. He would have taken me
to America, to South Africa, to France, to UK, but that
shows clearly that we mean well for this country.
“In our development, every part of Nigeria must be
carried along. You will agree with me that when we
looked at the university education, and we insisted that
look, the Federal Government must make sure that all
Nigerian youths must have opportunity for university
education.
“We did not divide North or South; we made sure that
all the states that had no federal university got a federal
university. I am not going to comment on development
in Rivers State and Bayelsa states. I can reassure you
that just work with us; vote for us on February 14, for
me and Sambo and on February 28, for Wike and
Ipalibo. Since we have been challenged that we have
not done anything, we will do something.”
Earlier, the PDP governorship candidate in the state,
Chief Nyesom Wike, had expressed confidence that the
party would win the February 2015 presidential and
governorship elections.
Calling on the people of the state to vote for the PDP,
Wike, who was formally presented with his party’s flag,
criticised Amaechi for his (Amaechi) refusal to approve
the application by the state PDP for the usage of the
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium.
In her remarked, the President’s wife, Patience, boasted
that the PDP would get over 2.4 million votes in Rivers
State, adding that such a feat would be an improvement
on the 2 million votes won by the party in 2011.
Mrs. Jonathan said that only the PDP had done a lot in
the area of women empowerment, maintaining that the
women had been able to manage the economy of the
country.


source: http://www.punchng.com/news/amaechis-criticism-a-challenge-jonathan/

this man is indeed dumb ......ameachi was right after all this man has nothing to offer ....
jonathan u just lost my vote





sai buhari

APC e-rats will arrive here soon.

.....what an unPresidential speech!?

ofala:
.....what an unPresidential speech!?

^^^^^
Can GEJ ever do anything right by you?

Good response to a pedestrian allegation.

[quote author=20pounds post=30232978]This is The best way of responding to Amechi`s challenge.