President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday
urged political office seekers to shun
desperation, saying that their ambitions
should never be ‘do or die’ in the interest of
the nation.
The president made the appeal at Otuabula 2,
the headquarters of Ward 13 in Ogbia, while
monitoring the conduct of the PDP’s congress
in Bayelsa. Jonathan also warned the
leadership of the party at all levels agains the
imposition of candidates for various offices.
The president said that such a stance could
adversely affect the fortunes of the party in
the forthcoming general elections in the
country. He, however, urged all the
candidates to be loyal to their party
leadership.
He commended the peaceful conduct of the
Ward Congress of the PDP in Bayelsa. Mr
Blessing Odeh, the Ward Chairman, later
presented Jonathan with membership card
number 2851001.
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, was
also presented with membership card number
2851002. Speaking in similar vein, Gov.
Seriake Dickson lauded the leadership and
members of PDP for their peaceful conduct
during the ward congress of the party in the
state.
Dickson, who participated in Tarakiri Ward 2
at Angalabiri in Sagbama Local Government
area of the state, said the members’ conduct
was a further confirmation of the unity and
stability in the party in the state.
The governor described the emergence of a
female delegate among the three winners as a
demonstration of his administration’s
advocacy for increased women participation
in politics. He said that his administration
would continue to give the needed support to
the women of the state.
In a related development, the Dep. Gov., Rear
Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah expressed
appreciation to members of the party in
Nembe Ward 3 for their impressive turnout
during the Ward Congress.
Speaking after the Ward Congress elections at
Nembe, Jonah thanked PDP faithful for their
peaceful conduct. He urged them to continue
to support the Transformation Agenda of
President Goodluck Jonathan and the
administration of Gov. Seriake Dickson.
Source dailytimes.
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