We’ve been buying, selling votes since 1960,
Jonathan admits
on january 17, 2015 at 5:22 am in news
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By Ben Agande and Peter Okutu, Abakaliki
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that
there had not been any free and fair elections in the
country since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, as
what had been happening since then was that people
have been “buying and selling votes.”
Jonathan, however asked Nigerians especially the
youths not to allow anybody to buy their votes during
the forth coming elections as this would not be
allowed to continue. .
He spoke at Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, while
addressing a large crowd of party supporters at the
Abakaliki Township Stadium in the course of his
nationwide wide campaign.
Jonathan who is also, the presidential candidate of
the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, wished
that he would live to see a woman emerge as the
president and as a governor in the country, pointing
out that this was the major reason he had
deliberately appointed women into prominent
positions to expose and prepare them for greater
challenges ahead.
However, his chief host and governor of Ebonyi State,
Chief Martin Elechi was prevented from speaking
during the rally by the restive crowd which booed
and heckled at him most of the time.
Sources said that Elechi must have been disallowed
from speaking by the crowd, due to the bad blooded
generated during the gubernatorial primary which
saw the emergence of his deputy, Mr Dave Umahi as
the candidate of the party instead of his preferred
candidate, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, the former
minister of health.
Elechi pitched his tent with Chukwu while the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF,
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and other political bigwigs
in the state supported Umahi.
However, Jonathan who was accompanied to
Abakaliki by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, his
wife, Patience, the National Chairman of the PDP,
Adamu Muazu, the Director General of the PDP
Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Ahmadu Ali
as well as the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike
Ekweremadu promised to ensure that Ebonyi always
got its share from the federal government.
Addressing youths whom he said were the leaders of
the next generation, Jonathan emphasised that they
must not allow themselves to be to be bought over by
politicians who do not mean well for them.
“Our campaign is for the young people. Our time is
almost gone. We must change our circumstance. The
young people should join us. Nobody should deceive
you; nobody should buy your votes. Since 1960, we
have been buying and selling votes and we don’t want
to continue like this. If you want development, you
have to join PDP to develop” he said.
Speaking on the position of women, Jonathan said
women would continue to play pivotal roles in his
government.
“For women, your vote is crucial. We have given
identity to Nigerian women. This is not the end. We
want Nigerian women to be paraded at the global
level. We must expose our women.
“This is the only administration that is ready to give
every position to women. My aspiration is to see a
female president before I die,” he further noted.
He also noted that the development challenge facing
Ebonyi, was daunting, being one of the last states to
be created along with his home state of Bayelsa, by
the military administration, adding that the Federal
Government would rely on the state to ensure that its
policy of stopping the importation of rice into the
country in the next four years was achieved.
Jonathan, had earlier paid homage to the traditional
rulers in Ebonyi State at the International Conference
Conference Centre where he told them that he was in
the state to solicit the support of the people for the
forthcoming elections.
In his remarks, the Director General of the PDP
Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Ahmadu Ali
said he was very proud of Ebonyi State because of
their warm reception of the campaign team.
The SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim told the crowd that
Jonathan deserved their votes because of what he
had done for them and the country.
He gave 10 reasons why Jonathan should be voted
again. Some of the reasons, he said, included his
non-violent nature; absence of political prisoners in
the country since he was elected and his non-
discriminatory attitude.
Anyim further said that Jonathan did not want his
presence to become a nuisance to Nigerians adding
that he was also not a fanatic even as he had
liberated women, as well as empowered youths and
above all, appointed an Ebonyi son as SGF.
I will provide more jobs, not prisons -Jonathan
On job creation, Jonathan said: “That is one of the
reasons we are giving such scholarships so that in
future, Nigerians will be able to produce some of our
basic needs; countries that are at our levels have
advanced so much. I remember that Alhaji Maitama
Sule had always said that the Defence Industry in
Nigeria with that of Brazil were established at the
same time but while that of Brazil is now
manufacturing aircraft, our own is busy
manufacturing chairs. We say we must change that
and for you to change that, you must change the
manpower to do that.

Nobi 2day we know sey PDP dey vote, but e no stop me from voting them again because I can't cast my lovely & precious vote to a man that has ruled Nigeria when my mum was stil in secondary school. And today dat same man came back again 2 rule me when I don pass secondary school years ago. Kai! Me wey don old finish, abeg somebody tell d man sey e no better for pepul wey givam dis kind advice..



Heading 2 Holy Trinity 2 welcome Oga JONA..




Eeeem! Abeg make somebody help me tell Buhari to buHaria onodu ya becos hin don old finish, oga buhari abeg pull over.. Tonda faya devul..

Illiterates full Nigeria

So PDP has being ruling Nigeria since 1960 according to Op


According to APC being truthful is bad

Confession time

Like him or hate him. He is improving the Nigeria electoral system. I can't believe all this while a presidential candidate has been filing affidavit. Now we are more enlightened, Nigeria must be GREAT.

This OP is an I'diot..There is no way Nigerians would vote a man that is almost 200years..
All these your lies na nonsense..

DDeliverer:
This OP is an I'diot..There is no way Nigerians would vote a man that is almost 200years..
All these your lies na nonsense..

kedu ife akpa amu a na-ako hia? Ogu kwara ife nwa agu nwe na-acomenti ka ono na-enu ikpu nwe na-agu ihe nwa.