President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the only platform for Nigerians born into disadvantaged families like him to rise to eminence.
Speaking at the formal reception of defectors from other parties to the PDP in Ilorin, Kwara State, President Jonathan declared that the era of imposition and godfatherism is no longer obtainable in the party.
The rally witnessed a large turnout of the party hierarchy that also included Vice President Namadi Sambo, governors from Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Bayelsa and Niger states.
The rally organized by the Solomon Edojah led state caretaker committee of the party also had the deputy governor of Kogi state, Arc. Yomi Awoniyi, Chairman of the PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, former national chairman, Dr Ahmadu Ali, ministers, National Assembly members among others in attendance.
Addressing the crowd at the rally, Dr. Jonathan said:
“PDP is not owned by any individual or group of persons. There is no more imposition or gathers in the PDP.
“It is only in PDP that the people of Kwara can have the freedom they desire and its in the party that any Nigerian can come from nowhere and become somebody.”
“It is only in PDP that you can come from nowhere like me and become president of the Party, it’s only in PDP the people of Kwara can have the freedom they deserve”, he said.
Noting that the era of imposition of candidates in the party was past, he said:
“Members of the PDP are not dictators but those who have the interest of their people at heart. It is only in our party that we encourage everyone irrespective of where he comes from”.
Speaking further, he said “I am a president but I have a governor, I don’t control, we at the apex level of government can only monitor people in position of authority to make them deliver dividends of democracy to the people and we don’t dictate to them”.
“if you are not in PDP you are not in politics, it is only PDP that can guarantee your freedom in the state and the country at large”, the president said.
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ReplyDeleteFoolish man, so what freedom do Nigerians have now? What good does pdp has to offer?
ReplyDeleteMr president don't worry time is around the conner PDP most be something of a pass in Nig.
ReplyDeleteMr President...sometimes you talk like a failed high school student...so PDP was the party that got you through the first 50 years of your life?... and moreover where you are today is just due to the head strong nature of OBJ...there is noting good about you and your clout of robbers currently robbing Nigeria. I am from South South but am first a Nigerian.. you are a shame and a clueless clown in whom we all placed our hopes in 2011. Dude finish in 2015 and go back to Otuoke... you ain't no real man
ReplyDeleteI really agree with mr president that, it‘s only a political party like pdp that can give a platform to an “INCONPETENT AND UNSERIOUS“ people. more than 14yrs in control, yet notting to show rather than a display of “ACCULTISM AND IRRESPONSIBILITIES“. WHAT A YEARS OF FAILURE AND A BIG SHAME!
ReplyDeleteWelcome National Association of Negative Thinkers. Some of U dont see anything meaningful in sense. Can someone of GEJ in APC taste power where Tinubu daughters, son, in-law, wifes and cousins is? You know if you are nothing and have no money APC cannot patronised U. That is why they said Atiku have money to spend, where does he get the money they are celebrating- Corruption.
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