I am not against the North – Jonathan: From TUNDE OMOLEHIN, Sokoto President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday reiterated his unflinching commitment to the cause of North, saying that he had no reason to hate or work against the interest of the people from the region. Speaking in Sokoto at the zonal presidential campaign rally, he insisted that his administration remained supportive to see the North through in infrastructure development. He listed the development projects executed in the North by his administration to include the railways, establishment of 10 universities, Almajiri schools, Green Great Wall project and the effort to eradicate polio, among other diseases in the region. “I said polio must stop in the North, if I did not like the North, I will not want to stop polio. I will not support farmers from the North. I established Almajiri schools to boost the basic education system in the North. Let them tell us what they have done? Jonathan queried. He said his administration has kept faith with commitments to ensure Nigerians were better off in so many areas of human developments. “I am particularly concerned about the education of the Nigerian child who should access same for a sound foundation for self and nation-building”, he said. He pledged to focus on the Goronyo and Shagari dams in an effort to demonstrate commitment to boost agriculture and utilise appropriately the potentials of the dam. Also speaking, the PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mua’zu, said the party is committed in reversing all trends for the benefit of Nigerians irrespective of any political differences. The former governor and Chairman, who is also Sokoto PDP Elders’ Forum, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, said the party is ready to take over from the APC-led state government. He also promised to deliver the state for President Jonathan next month. Original link Read More goo.gl/z3e0ty (y) ✍comment ☏share
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:08:12 +0000
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