A former gubernatorial candidate in Abia State and chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Chief Emeka Kalu has re-emphasised his earlier plea on the need for Igbo people across the country to give their votes to President Goodluck Jonathan on March 28, 2015.
Chief Kalu, who made available a press statement to our correspondent in Benin, stated that the current formation of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is a factor which Nigeria do not need at this time but a type of politics which is decorated with ethnicity and prejudice.
He further stated that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is a hive of aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to form a parallel political party to put an end to the presidency of Jonathan, a Southern Nigerian.
He accused the party of lacking any popular agenda aside the selfish to ensure that the leadership of an Igbo President is shelved for the continued denial of Nigerians of their resources which started even before independence of Nigeria from her colonial masters, Britain.
It read further: “Shall Ndi Igbo fold their hands and watch this ugly trend prevail? Shall we stand on the rain and soap suds blind our eyes? The collective vote of all South East and South Southern Nigeria and a whole lot of votes from the North, and West is enough to return President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We all did it in 2011, we can even do better this 2015”.
He further implored Nigerians to join progressive personalities in the country to intensify the call for the re-election of Jonathan, whom he described as a serious minded democrat.
The release read in parts: “it’s time to vote the first Nigerian President to directly assist the youths through an effective empowerment programme, YouWin, which has made thousands of Nigerian youths become business owners despite the rate of unemployment in Nigeria; the first Nigeria President to give Nigerian women a voice in politics by accepting the call for a thirty-five percent affirmative action for women in leadership; he is the first Nigeria president to sign in the Freedom of Information Bill which was dreaded by past Nigerian leaders; the first Nigerian president so much criticized but has maintained a one-Nigeria spirit” .
