South-South Governors, Leaders Endorse President Jonathan For 2nd Term

Members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in South South zone have adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as their presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections.

In a stakeholders meeting today [5-8-14] in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, convened by the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu as part of his tour of geo-political zones of the country, members of the party assured Alhaji Muazu that the South South zone will vote overwhelmingly for President Jonathan to re-emerge as the country's President in 2015.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, his counterparts in Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, Akwa Ibom, Chief Godswill Akpabio and the host Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke attended the meeting which was also attended by the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih and other officials of the party including political office holders attended the meeting.

Chief Anenih emphatically said, “South South is the home of PDP, I want the national chairman of our party to go home with a word from the father of President Jonathan that come 2015, Dr Jonathan will run for the Presidency,” noting that the zonal tour of the national chairman of the party “will strengthen the party and all of us should talk to our people at our communities because, if we continue like this, the load will be much lighter in 2015 than it was in 2011.”

To Governor Uduaghan, the PDP led government has ensured that South South zone is the sporting base of the nation observing that athletes from Delta State made Nigeria proud in the recently held Commonwealth games and on the 2015 general elections, the Governor asserted, “the PDP is doing it, PDP will do it again and again.”

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Akpabio stated, “in our state there is no shaking when it comes to victory for the PDP, Akwa Ibom is safe for the President and our state will be among the first states to give the PDP more than one million vote in the 2015 Presidential elections,” while Hon. Dickson said, “we in Bayelsa are very happy with the support you are giving Mr President who is building a new Nigeria, Bayelsa is safe and steady for the PDP.”

Senator Liyel Imoke noted, “the cry of endorsement shows that President Jonathan is performing, we thank the national president for bridging every gap that has existed and we will work with you to deliver our successors to the PDP.”

The national chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Muazu commended the people for their confidence in President Jonathan's administration and called for caution check destabilizing moves of the opposition political parties.

“You must not allow opposition to put us on coalition course, we must be very careful as we move ahead, if you have facts and figures, challenge me or those who matters but, don't spread rumors,” he said, adding, “our leader, President Jonathan has performed creditably well and we must work and have respect for one another, we must work together for the purpose of today and the future generation.”

Others who spoke at the occasion include, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Deaconess Elizabeth Essien, Senator Ita Enang, Chief Dan Orbih, among others listed the reasons why President Jonathan should recontest in 2015.

A cross section of Party faithful during the PDP National Chairman's

Zonal Tour (South-South) in Calaba, Cross River State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro

and Bripin Enarusai
Barr. Peter Nwaoboshi. Delta State PDP Chairman (right) and Senator

Stella Omu during the PDP National Chairman's Zonal Tour (South-South) in

Calaba, Cross River State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro and Bripin Enarusai

Prof Amos Utuama, SAN, (rigt) and Former Bayelsa State Governor,

Solomon Diepreye Alamieyesigha during the PDP National Chairman's Zonal

Tour (South-South) in Calaba, Cross River State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro and

Bripin Enarusai
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State (middle); Hon Seriake

Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State (left) and Dr, Cairo Ojugbo during the

PDP National Chairman's Zonal Tour (South-South) in Calaba, Cross River

State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro and Bripin Enarusai
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and Chief (Dr Mrs) Miriam

Ali during the PDP National Chairman's Zonal Tour (South-South) in Calaba,

Cross River State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro and Bripin Enarusai

From left: Chief (Mrs) Miriam Ali; Senator Stella Omu and Chief

Judith Enamotor during the PDP National Chairman's Zonal Tour (South-South)

in Calaba, Cross River State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro and Bripin Enarusai

Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, National Chairman, People Democratic Party

(right); Chief Toney Anenih, Chairman, PDP BOT (left); Governor Emmanuel

Uduaghan of Delta State and Peter Nwaoboshi, behind during the PDP National

Chairman's Zonal Tour (South-South) in Calaba, Cross River State. Pix:

Tobore Umukoro and Bripin Enarusai
Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan (2nd right), Governor of Delta State and Barr,

Peter Nwaoboshi (1rst right); Delta State PDP Chairman Prof. Amos Utuama

(SAN), on white; Chief (Mrs) Judith Enamotor and others during the PDP

National Chairman Zonal Tour (South-South) in Calaba, Cross River State.

Pix: Tobore Umukoro and Bripin Enarusai
From Left: Alhaji Adamu Muazu, National Chairman, People Democratic

Party; Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State and Barr, Peter

Nwaoboshi, Delta State PDP Chairman during the National Chairma's Zonal

Tour (South-South) in Calaba, Cross River State. Pix: Tobore Umukoro and

Bripin Enarusai
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