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development in Rivers
Bayelsa states.
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Nigeria
news
President Jonathan, who spoke during the presidential
rally of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Adokiye
Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta-Ali, Ikwerre Local
Government of Rivers State, however, promised to
develop the South-South region if elected for a second
term in office.
The President was reacting to the criticism by
Amaechi, who is also the Director-General of the All
Progressives
Congress
Presidential
Campaign
Organisation, that he (Jonathan) had not done
anything for Rivers and Bayelsa states.
Describing Amaechis statement as a challenge,
Jonathan admitted that though he had not allocated
more development to his people, the situation was an
indication that he (Jonathan) meant well for the
country.
He pointed out that he accepted Amaechis challenge,
but would do something for the South-South states
when he is re-elected,
The President said, What I want to tell you and the
rest of the country is that the director-general of the
APC presidential campaign organisation, when he was
in Yenagoa and when he was in Port Harcourt,
mentioned clearly that the President had done nothing
for the two states.
Dont worry. It is good news because people are
saying that I concentrated development in the SouthSouth. Bayelsa State was part of Rivers State. Then, if
I dont concentrate development in this state, that
and
Mrs. Jonathan said that only the PDP had done a lot in
the area of women empowerment, maintaining that the
women had been able to manage the economy of the
country.