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By Dapo Akinrefon

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan
yesterday, in Lagos, expressed gratitude
to the members of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for giving him
the right of first refusal to as the party’s
sole candidate for the 2015 Presidential
election.
President said this at the South West
sensitization and unity rally in Lagos.
Addressing party members, who defied
the rain to converge at the Tafawa
Balewa Square in Lagos, Dr Jonathan
said “I thank the party for giving me the
right of first refusal, that is what
happens in advance democracies. It also
shows that our democracy is maturing.
There are no dictators in the PDP. There
is no one who will determine the
councillor, local government chairmen,
state House of Assembly member,
House of Representative member,
Senator, governor and even president.
The decision is by the people, for the
people and that is why the PDP will
continue to new things. The Vice
President and I have promised not to
disappoint the people; the PDP will
continue to do the right thing and we
promise you that we will not disappoint
you.”
Transformation Agenda on course
Reeling out his administration’s
achievements, he said “you will see that
the government is moving. The signs are
there though we have not reached
where we wish to reach but government
is focused.

The Transformation Agenda is on
course. We will continue to make sure
that we create jobs for our youths, the
job creation, the VP mention, we are
taking it from various angles. In terms
of education, we are making sure we
improve the quality of education and
also enlarge the facilities.”
Speaking further, he said “when we
came on board, we noticed that a state
in the south west did not have a federal
university. We built a federal university
there, it is a small university but we will
continue to improve it.
We’re improving small and medium
industries to create jobs for our people
and we are providing soft loans to make
sure young men and women are
employed. We are promoting youth
programmes.
If we continue to create 3.5 million jobs
every year in the next few years, we will
see that the unemployment rate will
continue to drop.”
He, however, urged party members to
observe a minute silence for those who
lost their lives, recently in a building
collapsed, at the Synagogue Church of
All Nations in Lagos.

Commiserating with those who lost their
lives in the collapsed, he said “My first
port of call was where a six-storey
building collapsed and 80 people where
found dead and over 130 people were
injured. It was a very sad incident for us
and the international community
because most of the people who died in
that building collapse were non
Nigerians. About 65 of them were South
Africans. I spoke with the President of
South Africa to send our own
condolence.”
We’ll recapture South west—Mu’azu
In his remarks, the PDP national
chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu
expressed the party’s readiness to take
over the South west.
He said “we have lost three states in the
south west but we have started
recapturing our states starting with
Ekiti-State. By the grace of the almighty
God, in 2015, we will not only capture
our own state that have been taken over
by the opposition. As I always tell my
friend, governor Raji Fashola that we
are coming and indeed, we shall win.”

Speaking further, he said “I want to
assure you that the people of South west
are totally PDP. Everybody knows that
PDP controls the majority of the people
and indeed, the majority of the states in
the south west and I want to assure you
that we are battle ready, election ready
come 2015 to take over those states.
I want assure Mr President that your
leadership that has been so purposeful,
has been so committed that the people
of the South west and indeed the people
of Nigeria will reward you in the 2015
elections by re electing you as
President.
The team you have here, members of
the National Working Committee,
members of the Board of Trustees,
members of NEC and of course, all PDP
members are committed to your coming
back in 2015. We pray that God will
favour us.”

We’ll deliver South west for Jonathan–
Fayose
Speaking on behalf of the South west,
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr Ayodele
Fayose assured the president of the
region’s commitment in securing their
votes.
Fayose said “your adoption is all you
need to win a second term and it will
come with ease.
I have read the ranting of the other
people, we cannot allow them to bring
bad luck to Nigeria. We expect your
name to bring good luck to Nigeria. We
want to assure you we will deliver the
south west the help of our people. I also
want to assure you that results from the
South west will be shocking in 2015 “.

Why South west must vote for Jonathan
–Akpabio
In his remarks, chairman of the PDP
Governors Forum and governor of Akwa
Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio
urged people from the south west to
support the President’s second term re-
election bid.

Jonathan deserves second term–
Obanikoro
Minister of State for Defence, Senator
Musiliu Obanikoro explained that the
President has done well and therefore
deserves a second term to continue with
his Transformation Agenda.

Senator Obanikoro said the party in the
west has resolved to “work for the re-
election of President Jonathan and we
are committed in working for him so
that he can continue with the good
works he has started not only in the
south west but in the country.
With all the good things he has done, he
deserves a second term.”
Also, a member of the PDP Board of
Trustees, Chief Bode George said “we
want to reassure you that all is well in
the South west PDP.”

ROLL CALL
Party chieftains present at the rally
include among others:
Namadi Sambo–Vice President
Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu –PDP chairman
Governor Godswill Akpabio–Akwa Ibom
Governor Lyel Imoke–Cross River
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan –Delta
State
Governor Henry Dickson–Bayelsa State
Governor-elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose –
Ekiti State
Emeka Ihedioha–Deputy Speaker, House
of Representatives
Chief Bode George–PDP BoT member
Dimeji Bankola–former Speaker, House
of Representatives
Alhaji Aliyu Bafarawa–former governor
of Sokoto State
Dr Akinwumi Adesina–Minister of
Agriculture
Mrs Omobola Johnson–Minister of
Technology
Musiliu Obanikoro –Minister of State for
Defence
Dayo Adeyeye –Minister of State for
Works
Olajumoke Akinjide–Minister of State
for FCT
Senator Andy Uba
Otunba Alao-Akala –former governor of
Oyo State
Mrs Kem Achikwe–National PDP women
leader
Seye Ogunlewe–former Minister of
Works

Let †ђξ ryte person wins. GOD Bless Nigeria

Let †ђξ ryte person win. GOD Bless Nigeria