Jonathan admits failure in Rivers –APC
JANUARY 30, 2015 BY JOHN ALECHENU PUNCH
President Goodluck Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to the challenge of failing Rivers State is both an admission of failure and a sign of what he would do if given another four years.
The APC campaign said this in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday.
The statement read, “It is bewildering that President Jonathan could tender such a pedestrian excuse for not developing Rivers State because he doesn’t want to be seen as a sectional leader.
“If we must report the President by his own words, he said he didn’t develop Rivers State because he wanted to avoid being accused of developing only his area of the Niger Delta.
“Of course, we know that is a not the truth. The President’s statement is false and totally insulting to the intelligence of Nigerians.”
It further noted that Jonathan’s excuse was an acknowledgement of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s consistent position that the President brought no development to Rivers State.
The APC presidential campaign threw a challenge at Jonathan to produce concrete evidence of other states that he had developed since he became president in 2010.
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the APC, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has expressed confidence that Nigeria will move forward again.
Buhari said this in another statement by Shehu on Thursday.
According to him, the huge reception his campaign trains have received in all the states visited so far indicates how desperately Nigerians are yearning for change.
The statement read in part, “I appreciate the trust and confidence in me. Our country shall move forward again. The country is tired of trial and error leadership that is imbued with absolute corruption.
“Let your vote count because it is the only instrument we have to fight for the change we so earnestly desire.
“This is to appreciate the people of this great country for the wide acceptance to vote for change in the coming election.
“The issues of corruption, insecurity, lies and weak economy among several atrocities and damage that have been done to the country are enough reasons for change.”
