Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Jonathan’s Final Push to Capture South-West

LEON USIGBE writes on President Goodluck Jonathan’s trip to Lagos and Oyo states, in continuation of his effort to get the support of the South-West for re-election.
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, spent several days last week in the South-West, in a renewed offensive to woo the zone in favour of his re-election bid in March. The zone is considered by pundits as the battle front between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) taking for granted that the others have already been shared between the two parties.
Even though it was not explicitly stated, Jonathan had sought to use the window provided by the election postponement to mop up support, having already campaigned in all the states in the region. He met with key traditional rulers, political and community leaders and even traders, trying to convince them about ..more

Source: Nigerian Tribune 

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