Why President Jonathan should go, by Nuhu Ribadu, ACN President candidate

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The Nation - Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Presidential candidate Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday said Nigerians should send the People Democratic Party (PDP) out of Aso Rock.

He spoke in Abuja while receiving Igbo communities from all walks of life who endorsed his candidacy. The former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss decried insecurity and religious crisis in the country.

He said the PDP promised to generate electricity but succeeded in increasing the number of generators in the country.

He said the highways are no longer safe for journeys, neither are there good roads and hospitals.

He described the rate of unemployment in the country is alarming. Ribadu said he is determined to ensure that the nation's vast resources are protected.

"I understand that in this country today, we are asking for change. And this change is real, we need it. Why are we calling for this change? We are calling for change because we can do better.  We want security. We want if you leave Onitsha you will be able to drive safely and go to Yola and no armed robber will stop you on the way.

"It is very important because this is our life. We live in our own country, we live in our own homes, we do our own business. We want to have peace, security and stability for us to live our lives the way we want it. We want to see that this resources we have are protected. It will not go to a small group of people who will enjoy it alone and leave all of us outside.

"We want to have schools. We want to have hospitals. We want to have good roads, those necessities of life we do not have them today. The people, who are in charge of our own affairs, the PDP, promised and failed. They said they would give us light, where is the light? Everywhere here is generator, generator. They said they would give us security, instead they brought armed robbers, kidnappers and even people who fight in the name of religion. Today, where are the schools, where are the hospitals?"

Igwe Ukateh, the Eze Sokoto, who led the delegation to Abuja, said the communities endorsed Ribadu because they want Jonathan to conclude his tenure in May and handover to Ribadu.

He said should Jonathan win the presidential election, it will affect the Southeast's chance of producing the president in 2015.

His words: "We are here for the Ndigbo to give Nuhu Ribadu support to go to Asoo Rock. If the President continues, no Igbo man will be there again so soon."

He said there has not been any significant progress under the People Democratic Party (PDP)-led government.

The supporters came from Sokoto, Yola, Minna, Abuja, Makurdi and other cities.

Source: Why Jonathan should go, by Ribadu