Abuja – Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom said
the continuation of President Goodluck Jonathan
in office in 2015 would ensure the delivery of
more dividends of democracy to Nigerians.

He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during the
formal declaration of President Jonathan to
contest the presidency in 2015.

Akpabio, who is also the Chairman of the PDP
Governors Forum, said the governors supported
President Jonathan for a second term because of
his achievements in the past three years.

“We went down and we saw the dams and the
irrigation projects in the north; we saw what you
are doing in the railway system
.
“We noticed your efforts at empowering farmers;
we took cognisance of your efforts in the power
sector; we looked at the many roads that you
have done across Nigeria.

“After taking cognisance of your efforts, we
resolved that we are not going to contest against
you.

“We are not going to show any interest in the
presidency; that we must give you a second term
in office for you to complete your good works,’’ he
said.

According to him, the governors are confident that
President Jonathan would consolidate on his
achievements and continue transforming Nigeria if
given a second term.

Akpabio, however, reminded President Jonathan
that the battle ahead was a difficult one, adding
that the route to 2015 would not be smooth, but
assured that he would triumph at the end.

“Victory belongs to all of us; victory remains that
of PDP; we will never be intimidated; we will not
be intimidated; do not be intimidated; we are
behind you.

“Those who are behind you are more than those
who are against you. In 2015 all Nigerians are
going to tell you that we are behind you,’’ Akpabio
said.

He described President Jonathan as the biblical
David, saying that “you are fighting all the wars
today so that future Nigerian presidents will have
peace’’.

Gov. Akpabio noted that Jonathan had taken the
right step by establishing the Almajiri schools,
particularly in Northern Nigeria and other schools
in the South.

This step, he said, would ensure the education of
Nigerian children and that they were not misled
into terrorism and acts insurgency in future.

He added that PDP governors were against terror,
enemies of progress, propaganda, and blackmail.

Akpabio described members of the opposition as
selfish politicians who had nothing to offer
Nigerians and should therefore not be allowed to
take over the Federal Government in 2015.

“We cannot hand over our future to people who
are blackmailers and propagandists,” Akpabio said.

He, however, expressed optimism that the PDP
would win at least 30 states in 2015, adding that
it would reclaim states it lost to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).

www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/jonathas-presidency-2015-will-attract-democracy-dividends-akpabio/

He described President Jonathan as the biblical
David, saying that “you are fighting all the wars
today so that future Nigerian presidents will
have peace’’

lilprinze:
we can't hand over this country to liars, hypocrites, propagandist, and bunch of people who lack vision and have nothing to offer Nigeria.