In Bayelsa on Friday, the All Progressives Congress, APC, received Fred Oboro, a chieftain of the state’s Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] into its fold. Mr. Oboro who was a former senator, was received by the state chairman of the APC, Timipa Orunimighe, as well as other party executives, including three senatorial candidates of the party in the forthcoming elections. Speaking at a press conference to announce his defection, Mr. Oboro said, the Ijaw nation had not benefitted from Mr. Jonathan’s presidency and said those campaigning for the president in the forthcoming elections were doing so based on mere sentiments. He said President Goodluck Jonathan owed the state an apology for neglecting his home state during his six years as president of Nigeria. “The people of Bayelsa have been yearning for development, and we pledge that the APC presidential candidate (Muhammadu Buhari) would reverse the trend.” Mr. Oboro noted that the state fared better under the presidents from the north. He noted that Bayelsa was created by former Head of State, Sani Abacha, while the amnesty programme currently enjoyed by the youths of the state was the handiwork of late President, Musa Yar’adua.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 08:40:19 +0000
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