I Wish a Woman Becomes Nigeria’s President in My Lifetime – Jonathan President Goodluck
Jonathan has expressed his desire to see a woman emerge as Nigeria’s president in the nearest future. He made this statement this at the Abakaliki township stadium during the presidential campaign rally staged by his campaign train where he used the opportunity to reject the buying and selling of votes.
President Jonathan who promised to ensure that Ebonyi gets its share from the federal government wished that a woman emerge as the president of the country and state governors in his lifetime. He said his deliberate policy of appointing women into prominent positions was to expose them and prepare them for greater challenges.
According to the president buying and selling votes in the country’s electoral process had been taking place since 1960 but said that such cannot be allowed to continue and implored Nigerians, particularly the youths, not to trade their votes during the forthcoming election.
The president observed that what has been happening since 1960 in the country is a situation whereby people have been “buying and selling votes.” He assured that his administration would continue to ensure that whatever was due to Ebonyi State was given to it, even as he observed that, since Ebony was created at same time as Bayelsa, the state had been suffering from certain development challenges.
News source: Nigerian Monitor
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