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President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday commended the
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its efforts in bringing
back Ekiti to the PDP fold and urged it to bring back Lagos, Osun and others.
Jonathan made the commendation when members of PDP National Executive
Committee (NEC), led by its Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, visited him at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja, to congratulate him on the successful conduct of
the Ekiti elections.
The president challenged the PDP to continue to work hard so as to ensure
electoral victory for the party in future elections in the country.
”At least, we have seen clearly that Ekiti is now a PDP state. We pray that
we will work very hard, sell our ideas, our programmes, manifesto to
Nigerians so that we will accept us for what we are. We always say that we
will not disappoint Nigerians. We believe that we will even do more in other
states.”
Jonathan commended members of the security services, INEC and other
stakeholders for ensuring smooth and peaceful conduct of the election.
‘‘Let me appreciate Nigerians for their determination and patriotism for this
country and to reassure them that the PDP leadership will continue to do its
best for this country.
‘‘We are not chameleons, we don’t change, no mutation in PDP, we don’t
transform to all kinds of characters and colours and shapes based on
circumstances, we are what we are and we will continue to preach what we
believe in and do our best for this country,’’ he said.
The president reiterated the determination of his administration to address
all the socio-economic challenges facing the country.
He, therefore, reassured that the PDP-led Federal Government would continue
to pursue the ongoing transformation of all sectors of nation’s economy,
especially in the area of rail transport, agriculture and education.
On security challenges, the president reassured Nigerians that the problem of
insurgency and other social vices were being addressed, saying insurgents
would soon be crushed.
Earlier, Mu’azu had told the President that they were in the Presidential
Villa to congratulate him over the electoral victory of the party in Ekiti
last Saturday.
He also thanked the president for his patience, leadership, focus and support
at all times.
Mu’azu said the election was conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner
that the result was generally accepted by local and international observers
as well as the opposition party.
He thanked the president for ensuring internal democracy in the PDP, adding
that the Ekiti electoral victory was a clear demonstration of the president’s
style of leadership.
According to him, the party will not have fielded Ayodele Fayose as its
governorship candidate in the Ekiti elections, if it had considered the
Nigerian factor.
‘‘Fayose, ordinarily if the Nigerian factor comes in will never have been our
candidate but you and I know that even after he emerged, the sort of groups
that came to report me that I have done the wrong choice.
‘‘And more often when they are caught red-handed coming to the Villa, Mr.
President will insist that I must be there and I will say I have seen the
same people, I have explained to them, Mr President will still insist for me
to hear, to listen that at the end of the day the truth will prevail with the
support of Mr President, hence the choice
‘‘Because without getting our first eleven, which is on very good support and
encouragement, we would not have been celebrating today.’’
Fayose defeated Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
last Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election.
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