PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh
By Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday gave more reasons why
its Presidential flag-bearer, President Goodluck Jonathan, will beat the
APC candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, fairly and squarely in the
north, come February 14, 2015. The party said with President Jonathan’s
soaring popularity among the voting population across the country, it
would win more than two-third of the total votes cast as well as the
required 25 percent in all the states of the federation.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on
Saturday, said Jonathan will beat Buhari in the north not only because
the PDP controls 12 out of the 19 states of the region but also because
the citizens are pleased with the numerous development projects he
executed in the region. The party said the various projects and
appointments in the north have placed President Jonathan ahead of
Buhari especially following the fact that the APC presidential
candidate never executed any in the region when he was head of state
and has so far failed to articulate an acceptable blue-print for
development. “Indeed, Nigerians in the north are eager to re-elect
President Goodluck Jonathan come February 14, 2015. Voters in the
region appreciate the direct positive impact of the numerous
development projects executed by the Jonathan administration in all
sectors of life.
“They appreciate the fact that recognizing that agriculture is the
mainstay of the northern economy, President Jonathan ensured that out
of the 2.7 million direct farm jobs achieved by his administration,
over 2 million are in the north. “They appreciate the fact that
President Jonathan established the e-wallet system, which eliminated
the corruption in the distribution of fertilizer and other farmputs,
making the products directly accessible to millions of farmers in the
region thereby boosting their productivity. They appreciate the fact
that silos are brimming and food pyramids are returning in the north.
“In education, President Jonathan’s imprint in the north remains
indelible.
Today, the once relegated Almajiri boys can now go to school following
the establishment of the Almajiri System of Education, the first of
its kind, with over 150 special schools already built, while others are
nearing completion, a noble idea, General Buhari never thought of when
he was head of state. “Also, out of the 14 new universities
established by President Jonathan, 9 are located in the northern states
thereby ensuring that all states of the region have a federal
university. This is in addition to the establishment of new secondary
schools and training of teachers for quality education in the region.”
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