Thousands of youths under the auspices of the Imo Grassroots for
Goodluck Jonathan Organisation (IGGO), yesterday staged a solidarity
march along major streets of Owerri, the Imo State capital, in support
of the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 election.
The youths, who moved from Egbu Road through Wetheral Road, burnt
brooms, the symbol of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in front of
the Imo state government house, declaring the party dead in the State
and thereafter, marched to the state secretariat of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, along Okigwe Road. where they declared total
support for the re-election of President Jonathan 2015.
Speaking on behalf of the youths before the state executive of the
PDP, the national Coordinator of IGGO, Samuel Otuibe, said they
carried out the rally as a way of continuing their sensitization of
the Imo populace to support the re-election of President Jonathan in
2015. According to him, President Jonathan has done a lot for Imo
State and South East in general especially in the areas of education,
youth empowerment, agriculture and other salient areas.
He lamented that most of the projects done by the federal government
in all the tertiary institutions in the state were being claimed and
credited to the APC-led government in Imo State. Otuibe used the
opportunity to commend the PDP for hearkening to the voice of the
group by giving him the party's presidential ticket to continue in
office for a second term in 2015.
"We held a similar rally in February this year when we called on the
PDP and Nigerians to allow President Jonathan to continue his
transformation of Nigeria. The party listened to us and we are also
here to thank you for hearkening to our prayer", he said adding that
by giving Jonathan a second term ticket, the PDP had only shown that
all Nigerians have opportunity to aspire to the highest office in the
land.
--New Telegraph
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