PDP North-Central Governors on Saturday promised to deliver 100 per cent
votes to ensure the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in next
month’s general elections.
They made the pledge at the end of their closed door meeting with Senate
President David Mark and all the PDP governorship candidates in the zone.
The governors also pledged to recapture Nasarawa and Kwara, currently
under the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership.
Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau State told newsmen that PDP was formed in the
North-Central, adding that the zone would continue to be the pillar for
the party.
Cue in audio (Jonah Jang)
“PDP was formed in the North Central zone, and therefore, North-Central
Zone will continue to be PDP.
“By the Grace of the Almighty God, we are delivering all the six states in
the North Central plus the FCT to President Jonathan.
“We will win all the governorship positions and all the other positions in
the North-Central by the grace of God.”
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On his part, Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue said the meeting was aimed at
re-strategising towards achieving 100 per cent votes for President
Jonathan and to ensure victory for all the PDP candidates in the zone.
Cue in audio (Gabriel Suswam)
“North Central zone is the pillar of the Presidential election, we want to
meet and strategise as to how we can make sure that the President comes
back on Feb. 14.
“We have done that, we will be meeting from time to time to review and
reassess ourselves before the elections
“We are very confident that North-Central will deliver 100 per cent to
President Goodluck Jonathan.”
Cue out audio (Suswam)
Gov. Aliyu Babangida of Niger said that the meeting was held essentially
to devise stategy on how to recapture Nasarawa and Kwara states.
He said that stakeholders of the party would continue to meet periodically
until the North-Central was completely delivered to the PDP in next
month’s elections.
Cue in audio (Babangida Aliyu)
“North central has always been the main foundation of PDP and we want to
make sure that the 2015 elections also is reflected in that way.
“We want to recapture our two states of Nassarawa and Kwara and ensure
that the other four states are delivered to the PDP.
“Essentially that is what we have discussed here and then the cooperation
that is needed to do that.
“We have been the pillar since 1999 to date, the pillar of the PDP and we
need to meet and that is why we are meeting to make sure that we harmonise
all our positions.”
Cue out audio (Aliyu)
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was attended by
ministers, legislators, PDP governorship candidates from Niger, Nasarawa,
Kwara, Benue and Plateau states as well as their respective running mates.
(NAN)