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President Jonathan admits he has not developed Rivers state
Victor Azubuike Victor Azubuike
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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, admitted that his government has not done anything for the people of Rivers State.
President Jonathan also said landmark development would be achieved in Rivers State if the people voted Nyesom Wike as Governor.

The President stated this at the presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta-Ali, Ikwerre Local Government of Rivers State.

He promised to develop the South-South region if elected for a second term in office, adding that he had not done anything for Rivers and Bayelsa states because he did not want to be seen as an ethnic leader.

Describing Amaechi’s statement as a challenge, Jonathan admitted that though he had not allocated more development to his people, the situation was an indication that he (Jonathan) meant well for the country.

He pointed out that he accepted Amaechi’s challenge, but would do “something” for the South-South states
when he is re-elected.

President Jonathan said: “What I want to tell you and the rest of the country is that the director-general of the APC presidential campaign organisation, when he was in Yenagoa and when he was in Port Harcourt, he mentioned clearly that the President had done nothing for the two states.

“Don’t worry. It is good news because people are saying that I concentrated development in the South-South. Bayelsa State was part of Rivers State.

“Then, if I don’t concentrate development in this state, that means there has not been development in Rivers and Bayelsa states.

“The DG (Amaechi) is telling Nigerians that I have not done this. That means that I am a transparent person.

“I did not allocate positions to my people. The DG would have been the very first person to expose me to the rest of the world, not just Nigeria.

“He would have taken me to America, to South Africa, to France, to UK, but that shows clearly that we mean well for this country.

“In our development, every part of Nigeria must be carried along. You will agree with me that when we looked at the university education, and we insisted that look, the Federal Government must make sure that all Nigerian youths must have opportunity for university education.

“We did not divide North or South; we made sure that all the states that had no federal university got a federal university. I am not going to comment on development in Rivers State and Bayelsa states.

“I can reassure you that just work with us; vote for us on February 14, for me and Sambo and on February 28, for Wike and Ipalibo. Since we have been challenged that we have not done anything, we will do something.”

Earlier, the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, had expressed confidence that the party would win the February 2015 presidential and governorship elections.

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Jonathan Admits Not Developing Rivers …Rally, A Waste Of Time -APC
By admin - January 30, 2015 0600

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, admitted the criticisms by the Rivers State Governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on the execution of projects in Rivers State.
The President, however, said that he took Amaechi’s criticism as a challenge to do ‘something’ for his people in Rivers and Bayelsa states, if elected for a second term.
President Jonathan, who was speaking at his party’s presidential campaign rally held at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Igwuruta-Ali in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, said he had not allocated more developments to his people so as not to be portrayed as an ethnic leader.
He also said that his resolve to ensure equal distribution of projects across the country was an indication that he is an honest and selfless leader who meant well for the country.
It will recalled that Governor Amaechi had at his 7th year Anniversary celebration and the APC Presidential campaign rally held at the same venue, criticised President Jonathan for not doing anything for Rivers people since he became president even though the president recorded the highest votes in the state in the 2011 presidential election.
According to him, Amaechi’s criticism is a good news, that shows the rest of the country that he is honest and transparent, adding that if he had concentrated development in the South-South states, Amaechi himself would have exposed him to the world, as a selfish leader.
“I have been a part and parcel of Rivers State, so if the DG said I concentrated development in other states and left the South-South, it is good news. It shows that I am an honest and transparent man.
“And if I have concentrated on developing the South South states, opponents would have been the ones to expose me to the rest of the world. But that shows clearly that we meant well for this country”, President Jonathan explained.
President Jonathan, who arrived the stadium from Ondo State at about 4.00pm, commended the PDP supporters for turning out in large number to support him and the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state, Barr. Nyesom Wike, saying the large turn-out showed that his re-election and that of Wike is already settled in the state.
He challenged Rivers people to reclaim the state from the APC by voting for PDP, promising that the state will have indelible print of developments as soon as PDP takes over power.
“What I will assure you is that PDP will surely win in Rivers and all the South-South states, you should work for us, vote for me and Sambo, and on February 28, vote for Wike and Ipalibo, definitely we must leave indelible print in Rivers State”, he said.
Presenting the party’s flag to the state gubernatorial candidate, Barr. Nyesom Wike, the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, urged all party faithful, including the aggrieved ones to work with Wike to deliver the party in the next month’s elections.
He promised all those who work for the PDP a place, if the party wins.
However, some supporters of the party, believed to be loyalists of the 16 aggrieved governorship aspirants of the party, walked out of the rally venue, when the party’s National Chairman, Mua’zu was presenting the flag to Barr. Wike as the governorship candidate of the party.
One of the PDP supporters, who gave his name as Adline Briggs from Buguma said, Buguma people would only vote for President Jonathan to come back, and any other governorship candidate from Riverine.
Also speaking with newsmen, one of the party aggrieved governorship aspirants, Dumo Lulu-Briggs urged Rivers people to vote for President Jonathan while he reserved comments on governorship race in the state.
Meanwhile the Presidential re-election campaign rally in Rivers State by President Goodluck Jonathan has been described as a waste of time and an embarrassment to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Reacting to the rally held at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Igwuruta-Ali, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), said in a statement yesterday that the poor attendance only serves to confirm the unpopularity of President Goodluck Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, while the Federal Government merely ended up confirming APC’s claim that the President has done nothing to deserve the votes of Rivers people in the February 14 presidential election.
“To say that President Jonathan and his PDP wasted their time in coming to Rivers State to campaign is to state the obvious. The half-empty stadium despite the renting of supporters from Bayelsa, Delta, Abia and Akwa Ibom states, speaks volumes about Jonathan’s unpopularity among our people,” Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, said.
Ikanya said the party was happy that Jonathan, during the failed rally, personally confirmed that he has done nothing for Rivers State and her people as evidenced by his monumental neglect of the state.

Rivers APC told the President to stop dreaming of re-election as it will never happen.
The party said: “We want to assure you, Mr. President, that you will never be re-elected because you have failed woefully, and do not deserve any re-election. After all that Rivers State and her people did for you, you could be so mean not to site one single project in Rivers State. We have no reason whatsoever to recommend you to any section of this country for re-election.
“It is a pity that out of all the states President Jonathan has visited, it is only in Rivers that he could not name a single development project he initiated, not to talk of executing. We can now better understand Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who has, at various fora, challenged President Jonathan to mention one single development project he has brought to Rivers State.”
Rivers APC vowed to intensify campaigns to ensure that both President Jonathan and the state PDP gubernatorial candidate, Chief Nyesom Wike, do not get up to 10 per cent of votes to be cast in Rivers during the February polls.
He congratulated Rivers people for staying at home and allowing Mr. President to address a half-empty stadium, thereby telling him and the PDP in unmistakable terms that Rivers State is fully and squarely an APC state.

Rivers APC governorship candidate,Dr. Dakuku Peterside, addressing Oba of Ogbaland, Eze Chukwumela Nnam Obi II during a courtesy visit to his palace at Omoku Town, shortly before the campaign rally, yesterday
Rivers APC governorship candidate,Dr. Dakuku Peterside, addressing Oba of Ogbaland, Eze Chukwumela Nnam Obi II during a courtesy visit to his palace at Omoku Town, shortly before the campaign rally, yesterday


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Umueme:


I don't advice abadoning them....But the should leave some glory for the past administration and not hogging the spotlight.

hypocrisy chop ur mouth there, you all are busy calling wike mr project for completing projects initiated by Amaechi but here wanking like a deluded goat whenever buhari commissions any project.. We all saw the list Osita uploaded and it showed how useless GEJ's tenure was.

Toketimt:


am not bound to satisfy ur eediocy if u choose to continue in it.

u were shown a link, u claim is not national? what gives me the confidence that if i show u a national daily, u will denounce it and ask me to show u international newspaper? changing goal post like diapers. u think i have time to tutor u shameless lot? get off my arse and believe whatever. am aint here to prove anything to u. av stop doing such. so far, what link av u provided..................NOTHING. Oponu.

classic lying apc afonja BMC crew.

yea i like this

The BMC monikers are so many now.

I think they pay per moniker now as well as per post

new2012:
There are more paid BMC crew now than ever.

Will they loose their paid per post job after the election?

And some people are waiting to vote this PDP ppl back to power.

Jesus help us.

If they're claiming all the projects being commissioned by this administration thenet them claim the recession they made us go through but no they won't instead they'll credit that to this administration 100%.

I pray we (Nigerians) start to us our head to think for the progressive purpose of this nation, rather than allowing hate and disharmony destroy us all.

I am not a party person, but I won't allow this PDP tell me what to do or who to vote for because I'll never thumb print for them ever again at least for now.

They're yet to change from their deceitful ways has they have claimed to, until then they'll never get close to power again ijn. Amen

Pardon my English nairaland professors, I am not so educated. Thanks.

atlease buhari is cleaning pdp mess. i pdp sjould support continuity rathan than ranting up and down....

Kyase:

But every project, Buhari completed is fully owned by pdp abi....
Make i see how una go come back.
Nonsense

whalexy07:
atlease buhari is cleaning pdp mess. i pdp sjould support continuity rathan than ranting up and down....

What i know is that, pdp will continue wailing till every member decamp to another party

Who would you chose? The various cooks who leave food that has been cooking midway and leave the food to rot, or the chef that comes and takes that pot, cleans it up, and uses sanitary methods to finish up that food? Shameless cooks!

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As people are saying that PDP deserve some accolades for approving Portharcourt international airport which means that they should also be cause for destroying the country.

Give APC two minutes and they would come out to tell Nigerians how PDP has not done anything. We are watching and observing!

This lie would have worked if not for how tolu ogunlesiopened PDP s yansh on Twitter with their 4% ,8% completion but 60% payment schemes ! Stupid crooks

rusher14:
PDP should show us the state of work on the project as at May 29, 2015.

It was the worst airport in the human planet!

That was the state of the work as at 2015

Nigeria is really doomed with hypocrites.
So PDP is holding claims to dreams that they actually not effect forgetting governance is continium and they should be greatful for this administration to have ensured that their left over projects are being done while others are nearing completion.
PDP should go back to their beds and continue to dream if they intend to take all the credit for conceptualizing

Why do ye then insist Buhari should end Boko Haram since it was started by the pdp?

Just no mind them, dem dey fear buhari second term cos all their paymaster dey go jail.

Kyase:
Pdp should claim recession and the so called economic hardship they keep shouting....
Everything wey baba do na pdp start....
Rubbish

joepepsy:
Just no mind them, dem dey fear buhari second term cos all their paymaster dey go jail.

And their fear shall come to pass

If truly, PDP made this comments, then they should not try to use it as a strategy. It only fuels APC's chance to pass their own incompetence to PDP's bad image.

There are many issues to stake as proof for APC's failures from economy to internal security. Nepotism and failed promises.

Port harcourt terminal, commissioned railways and nigeria airways gratuity payments are APC successes that PDP shouldn't propagate by ridiculing it. It will backfire.

PDP should come up with a clear, easy to understand manifesto that is specific and has few generalizations.

He never claimed to have started it but he is proud to say he completed it just like he completed most of the projects PDP has abandoned over the year, projects that were decaying. The end of a thing is better that the beginning, like it or not PMB deserves some applause for putting his legs down to commit to his promise of raising and completing infrastructures in Nigeria