Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Thursday
affirmed that he would do everything possible
to support the re-election of President
Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 polls.
Mr. Lamido stated this in Dutse during a
meeting to unveil campaign programmes for the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates
seeking elective position in the state.
“I had a frank discussion with the president
today in Abuja and I am convinced that he will
redeem his pledges; therefore, I will support him.
based on religion or ethnicity; a PDP man in
Enugu state is closer to me than an All
Progressives Congress (APC) man in Bamaina my
village,” he said.
He said that his support for the president was
based on his (Jonathan) commitment to fulfilling
all campaign promises made to the state in
2011.
The governor disclosed that Jonathan had
assured him that the Federal Government would
refund the money spent by the state
government to construct Dutse International
Airport.
He added that the president also promised to
rehabilitate and complete the Hadejia Irrigation
Scheme and the Gaya-Jahun-Miga road project,
respectively, recalling that they were part of
his campaign promises. (NAN)
Source:- Premium Times
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