PDP takes presidential election campaign to the north

Abuja - After a week of campaigning in South West and
South East geo-Political zones, the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) presidential campaign team will today move
to the northern geo-political zone.
This was disclosed at press conference in Abuja by the
party National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh.
"As our campaign train moves to the north, we leverage
on the goodwill we enjoy from our citizens in that
region. The north remains a stronghold of the PDP
where in the last 16 years, we have enjoyed massive
support and have continued to win majority votes as a
result of our unprecedented performance in all sectors,"
Metuh said.
He said the strength of the party lies in the fact that out
of the 19 states of the north, the PDP controls 12 with
solid structures, oiled over the years in all the wards
and local government areas.
"The capacity of our winning machine is buoyed by the
various tangible development projects that have hugely
affected the lives of ordinary Nigerians in the north, a
factor that has put us in vantage position to win back
our original states of Sokoto, Kano, Nasarawa and Kwara
as well as win in Borno, Yobe and Zamfara States."
He said the party was not just campaigning for votes but
had verifiable achievements.
"For instance, in education, the once abandoned Almajiri
boys can now go to school as President Jonathan
initiated and established the Almajiri System of
Education, the first of its kind, with over 150 special
schools already built across the Northern states while
others are nearing completion," he said.
Metuh added that of the 14 new universities, established
by President Jonathan, nine are located in the northern
states thereby ensuring that all states of the region had
a federal university.
"This is in addition to establishment of new secondary
schools and training of teachers for better quality
education in the north."
He said Jonathan ensured that out of the 2,7 million
direct farm jobs achieved by this administration, over 2
million were in the north.
"He also established the e-wallet system, which
eliminated the corruption in the distribution of fertilizer
and other farm inputs thereby making the products
directly accessible to millions of farmers in the region
and this has boosted their productivity. Today, our silos
are brimming and food pyramids are returning in the
north."
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