PDP Reveals How Jonathan Will Win

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said with utmost confidence that they believe its Presidential flagbearer, President Goodluck Jonathan will beat the APC candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, fair and square in the north, come February 14. The party said that Jonathan’s massive popularity across the country would win more than two-thirds 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 revealed this today, saying that the PDP controls 12 out of the 19 states of the region and that the citizens are happy with the numerous development projects he executed in the region. Metuh said:“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. “Furthermore our citizens in the north are happy with President Jonathanfor his efforts in tackling desertification in the region especially with the establish(ment) of more than 80 km of 15–row Green Belt in addition to the Presidential Initiative on Afforestation in Kano and 10 other Northern States”. The Party also revealed that the increased health care in the region proves to the people that Jonathan has indeed repositioned the region for prosperity. Also they pointed to the rehabilitation of the Minna-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano narrow gauge, the Markurdi-Lafia-Kuru-Bauchi-Gombe-Ashaka-Maiduguri line and the branch line from Kafanchan to Kaduna, which are expected to increase productivity in the region. APC’s Buhari is said to be in pole position to win the North due to being a Northerner himself and his absolute call for peace and stop of insecurity in the region.