Why President Jonathan must be returned –Uduaghan

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has declared
that re-electing President Goodluck Jonathan for another term
in office is non-negotiable for the people of the South-South
geo-political zone.
Governor Uduaghan, addressing a mammoth crowd that turned
out for the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally
at Koko, Warri North Local Government Area maintained that
the President deserved another four years in office because he
has a listening ear to the plight of the Niger Delta region.
“The biggest fish in this 2015 election is President Goodluck
Jonathan, who is re-contesting again as the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, he is not just a son of this area, it
is significant that we re-elect him because he understands our
problems, when we cry to him, he listens,” he said, adding, “it
is our responsibility to vote for him (President Goodluck
Jonathan), we did it before and we shall do it again.”
Dr. Uduaghan asserted that all the candidates of the PDP in
the February 2015 general elections deserved to be elected
because they are masses-oriented in their thoughts and
actions.
Speaking on the choice of Kingsley Otuaro as running mate to
the PDP governorship candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Uduaghan
explained that the decision was a strategic move aimed at
consolidating on the peace in Warri area.
According to him, “we have had our fair share of conflicts in
this area, we have tried to manage the peace and security in
this area, it has not been easy, nobody should take the peace
and security we are enjoying for granted because a lot of
persons contributed to it. We have a lot of youths who are
today living peacefully together.
“To continue with that peaceful process is not going to be
easy but I believe if people in this area continue to be active
in politics, we can continue to maintain that peace and even
take it higher.”
“There is a young man who was involved in ensuring that we
actively and seriously maintain peace in this area. I am saying
this because I can give testimonies of his activities for us in
achieving peace in this area. He was a community leader, he
was involved in most of the activities we carried out for us to
have peace…and today, our governorship candidate, Senator
Ifeanyi Okowa has chosen him to be his running mate and
that is the person of Kingsley Otuaro.”
He added: “For me as an individual, the duo of Dr Okowa and
Otuaro as governor and deputy governor respectively is a
divine blessing for us because even as we are enjoying the
peace, there are also things that can cause insecurity,
fortunately, he ( Otuaro) is an evangelist and he is praying,
and through his experience in achieving peace in this area,
Delta State will continue to enjoy peace.”
“This is because, the truth is that when there is sneezing in
this area, not only Delta State will shake but the whole of
Nigeria will be affected. We are going to ensure and give him
the responsibility to ensure that there is no sneezing in this
area.”
Governor Uduaghan introduced President Jonathan as the PDP
presidential candidate, Senator Okowa as the governorship
candidate in the state, Senator James Manager as the
senatorial candidate for Delta South, Daniel Reyenieju as the
House of Representatives candidate for Warri Federal
Constituency and Michael Diden as the House of Assembly
candidate for Warri North Local Government Constituency.
Senator Okowa, at the occasion thanked Governor Uduaghan
for encouraging him and also commended the people for
believing in him.
He promised to embark on programmes that will better the
lives of the people of the state, noting that the PDP
government has transformed Delta since it assumed power in
1999.
Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Edwin Uzor urged
Deltans to vote massively for PDP candidates, stating that
there was no other political party that had better ideology and
had empowered the people through the delivery of dividends of
democracy to the people like the PDP.