Five Million-Man-March for Jonathan's Re-Election In Awka

Awka , the Anambra State capital,
would witness the mother of all
rallies next week when a group, under
the umbrella of Nigeria Mandate for
Jonathan 2015, holds a five-million-
man match to urge President
Goodluck Jonathan to contest for the
2015 Presidential election.
The group, led by its coordinator,
Chief Kingsley Nwafor, has already
mobilised the 21 local government
areas in the state including the Non-
Indigenes Association made up of all
the ethnic groups and people from the
four states of the South East zone
resident in Anambra, for the march.
Nwafor told reporters in Awka: What
we are doing is to compel President
Goodluck Jonathan to go for the
second term as president of Nigeria.
For us in Anambra State and Igbo of
the south East zone, his
administration has been the best for
us. You are aware of the Akanu Ibiam
International Airport in Enugu, which
has reduced the risks of our people
travelling to Lagos and Abuja to take
international flight.
“You are also aware of the second
Niger Bridge that is ongoing, which
would also reduce the pressure on the
old Niger Bridge as well as avert
possible accident on our major high
ways.”
“Even in key appointments at the
federal level, our people have been
adequately represented in the while
federal road projects in our areas
have received attention. So that is
why we, in Anambra State, are
supporting President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan for 2015.”
The media coordinator for Nigeria
Mandated for Jonathan 2015, Prince
Okey Okoye, said: “Those challenging
the 2015 agenda are only trying to be
clever by half. He is just on his first
term and he constitutionally has the
right to go for second term. You
cannot count the first tenure of late
Yar’ Adua as Jonathan first tenure.”
Okoye added that “the five-million-
man match is suggestive of our
support for the President. It also
shows the sustained interest we have
in his administration to continue to
give governance a human face. We
are also aware of his battle against
terrorism, which he has been waging
within the ambit of the law,
irrespective of the pressure from
those who want him to apply
elements of military dictatorship,
which is unconstitutional.
”In fact, Jonathan not going for a
second tenure is actionable in court
and we may use that option if need
be. We have that right of litigation
because we are Nigerians and our
interests and well being is concerned
at this point.
“We are already speaking with
security operatives in the state as
well as the Federal Road Safety Corps
to ensure a hitch-free rally in Awka
and we shall also organize mini
sensitization rallies in Anambra State
where the youths and women wing
would be formed.