A youth association, Peoples Democratic
Party Young Democrats has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to, without
further delay, declare his intention to seek re-election in 2015.
The group’s South-East Zonal
Coordinator, Mr. Obi Mbadiwe, who addressed journalists in Enugu, said
the call on Jonathan to seek re-election was based on his performance in
office.
He said, “Look at the various
achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan in such areas as the
economy, which is the number one in Africa today in terms of Gross
Domestic Product; the massive infrastructural development in the six
geo-political zones of the country; the effort to reposition the
electricity authority by involving the private sector to drive the
effort and ensure adequate and improved efficiency; the introduction of
compulsory education for the Almajiris that has given a new face to poverty reduction in the northern part of the country.
“Looking at these giant strides of the
President. We the PDP Young Democrats are calling on the President to
present himself for re-election, come 2015, to continue with the
transformation agenda which has affected all the nooks and crannies of
this great country.”
The group promised that it would
mobilise youths in the country to support and eventually vote for
Jonathan during the Presidential election.
It, therefore, called on all the youths
in the South-East to turn out on August 7, when the association will be
inaugurated in Enugu, to demonstrate their support for Jonathan.
The group further explained that it
decided to persuade Jonathan to run in 2015, because he has the ability
to take the country to a new height, in spite of the distractions facing
his government.
The group, which described itself as an NGO within the PDP, said it was interested in deepening democratic norms in the country.
