presided over what was termed as mother-of-all rally
organized by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Onitsha,
Anambra State with a promise that nobody can rig the
November 16 Anambra Governorship election.
He warned that any party or candidate, no matter how popular
or highly placed found to have indulged in any form of
rigging or electoral manipulation/malpractice would be dealt
with accordingly.
Jonathan who spoke Wednesday at the Basilica of the Most
Holy Trinity, Onitsha during the rally, declared: "Nobody will
allow election rigging in Anambra State as the Federal
Government, Security agencies and INEC have been
positioned to carry out their duties without fear of favour".
Jonathan who affirmed his support for PDP candidate in the
election, Comrade Tony Nwoye, stated that the election would
now afford Anambra State the opportunity to regain her
rightful position in the political main stream after the
November 16 governorship election.
He also affirmed that as a youngman, the PDP candidate
Comrade Tony Nwoye had shown some leadership attributes
as a leader and called on the electorate to shun party
affiliations and vote for a PDP candidate.
The President eulogized the enterprising attributes of
Anambra people, even as he disclosed that although the state
was one of the smallest in the counrty's land mass, it was
blessed with rich and enterprising people.
He observed that this Saturday's governorship election in the
state would be historic as it shares the same date when the late
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was born and urged the electorate to
shun election irregularity.
Earlier in his speech, the national chairman of PDP, Alhaji
Bamangar Tukur rhetorically asked why Anambra People
should take the back seat in the country's political scheme and
urged the electorate to vote in Nwoye as he was poised to
transform the state.
Also speaking, the governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Chief
Godswill Akpabio remarked that Anambra State should rise
and take her destiny in her hands by voting in a youthful
candidate in the name of Tony Nwoye.
He said that he was able to transform his state, Akwa-Ibom
because of the enormous support given to his administration
by the youths and called on the state electorate to be ready to
vote PDP into power to become the 24th member of PDP-
controlled state.
The state chairman of PDP, Chief Ken Emeakayi thanked
PDP supported for all their support to the President and
assured that PDP would take over the state come march 17,
2014.
Prince Arthur Eze, a PDP financier and Hon. Anayo Nnebe,
former Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, said
Jonathan would not be foolish enough to abandon his
biological child-PDP and go for his adopted child, another
party.
Via: Vanguard
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