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In what appears to be a volte face,
ex-militants from the nine states of the South-South geo-political zone, have
dumped the use of threats and have chosen to persuade voters to support
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The ex-militants, had met last month
in government house Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, and threatened war,
should President Jonathan lose his re-election bid.
PREMIUM TIMES reports:
Under the aegis of the Leadership,
Peace and Cultural Development Initiatives, the ex-militants urged the
Nigerians to support and vote for the re-election of the President based on the
achievement of his administration in the areas of Education, Power, infrastructural
development and Security.
After a meeting in Yenagoa, presided
over by the group’s National Coordinator, Reuben Wilson, aka General Pastor
Reuben in Yenagoa, the ex-militants called on eligible voters to shun the use
of hate words and violent utterances among political actors and deliberate on
issues of performance.
“We resolved to call on Nigerians,
particularly eligible voters, to rate the candidates for the Presidential
election based on performance and eligibility. President Goodluck Jonathan has
done well and he should be voted in by Nigerians for second term. They should
assess him based on performance and not the region he comes from. Jonathan has
done well. Why are people opposing him? Is it because he comes from the Niger
Delta? The people of the South-South and the Niger Delta are feeling bad over
the rising insults and poor rating in spite of the huge achievement of the
present administration. We advised the opposition party and General Buhari to
come out open and declare that President Goodluck Jonathan has done well,”
General Pastor Reuben said
The ex-militants said that the
Amnesty programme under President Goodluck Jonathan has ensured that over 3,000
youths are trained, while scholarships and skills acquisition schemes had
absorbed the hitherto restive youths.
They applauded President Jonathan in
the battle against insurgency with the proper procurement of arms and
ammunition for the military.
According to former militants,
President Jonathan has ensured the recovery of over N300 billion of stolen
funds and blocked loop holes in the system that engendered corruption.
The ex-militants maintained that President
Jonathan has also done well in the area of roads and infrastructure with the
judicious use of SURE-P funds.
On the state governors that defected
to the All Progressives Congress, the former militants argued that the bulk of
the achievements showcased by the governors should rightly be credited to their
stewardship under the Peoples Democratic Party.
They accused the former PDP
governors of playing to the gallery without differentiating their achievements
in office under the PDP and the APC.
“These governors are deceitful. They should tell
Nigerians what they have been able to achieve under the APC. They should call
their people together and tell them why they should vote for their stooges in
the next governorship elections under the APC. All they have achieved in the
states under their control was achieved under the PDP,” General Pastor Reuben
said.
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