Why my husband should be re-elected – Patience Jonathan

…Commissions Ikom stadium
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday gave reasons why

President Goodluck Jonathan deserves to be reelected for a second term.

The First Lady who was in Ikom, Cross River State, in continuation of the

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nationwide Women rally to solicit votes for

her husband, said President Jonathan has performed well to earn a second

term in office.
Speaking shortly after commissioning the 6,000 seating capacity ultra

modern Ikom Township Stadium, Mrs Jonathan said: “I came to thank you for

keeping to your promise in 2011 to vote for my husband. And I want to use

this opportunity to appeal to you to repeat the same thing in the March 28

presidential election.”
According to the First Lady, her husband, during his first tenure has

performed tremendously and has impacted positively on the people especialy

women.
Mrs. Jonathan reminded the over mammoth crowd of female politicians that

in 2011, her husband promised to give women 35 percent appointment in line

with the affirmative action which he did through political and electice

offices, adding that “Now we are in 2015, and he will do more for the

nation and women in particular.”
She listed the progress made by the PDP-led federal government to include

improvement in health care delivery where infant mortality rate has dropped

drastically, establishment of federal universities in all the 36 states of

the federation, instituted developmental programmes to empower women and

youth and the construction of 125 Amajiri schools to take kids off the

street and give them hope for the future.
Others include improvement in transportation system and energy sector

while the country's participation in sporting competitions has improved

significantly on the continent and at the global arena and Nollywood,

which she said has been brought to international recognition.

The First Lady therefore enjoined the women not to be cajoled by those who

claimed to be agents of change because when they were in office, they did

not implement the change they are canvassing now.
According to her, “Those promising you change did not recognise nor regard

women when they were in office and it is better you follow a man who has

promised to do more for the nation and sworn to keep it.

Continuing, she said: “You have two options, either President Jonathan or

nothing,” adding that “I am confident that the women, youth and all

eligible voters in Cross River will vote for Jonathan and all PDP

candidates in March 28 and April 11 elections.”
Also speaking, Cross River State Governor Senator Liyel Imoke said: “There

are only two options for Nigerians to choose, that is either they vote

Goodluck Jonathan and move forward with his transformation initiatives or

follow the opponent and be dragged 30 years backward.”

Imoke disclosed that President Jonathan has in his first term established and

initiated developmental programmes as well as empowered women, stressing

that, “What President Goodluck has done, no president has done so in the

history of Nigeria.
Women, for the first time have been given opportunity to participate in

politics and be voted into offices.
“We the youth and women in Cross River wil support President Goodluck

Jonathan and all PDP candidates.”
Cross River State PDP standard bearer, Prof Ben Ayade said the state has

chosen to follow the man who will lead them into the future and that only

Jonathan who has promised to link the state capital with a fast rail line

is the only man they will follow.
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