As the general elections continue to draw near, the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP), have continued to win voters to
support the re-election of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
Only on January 23, 2015, Friday, the ancient city of Calabar, the
capital of Cross River State was agog as the youth wing of PDP stormed
the city in continuation of their nationwide tour mobilising youths from
all nooks and crannies to support President Jonathan’s re-election
bid.
The event, which was held at the Cultural Centre in Calabar, was led
by PDP’s National Youth Leader, Hon Abdullahi Husseini MaiBasira and
Jude Imagwe, the Senior Special Assistant to President Jonathan on
Students and Youth Affairs.

Also at the South-South/South East zonal rally were Governor Liyel
Imoke of Cross River state, students union executives of tertiary
institutions in the zone and executives of National Youth Council of
Nigeria.
Speaking at the occasion, Hon. MaiBasira said:
“The day I was born was the day Gen Muhammadu Buhari, the APC aspirant, truncated democracy over decades years ago.”
He added that: “President Jonathan is the first president to channel subsidy Funds to critical sectors of our nation.”
On his part, Comrade Abduljalal, the chairman forum of state chairmen of NYCN, said:
“We
have the right to decide who we want to vote for and we have chosen
President Jonathan and there is nothing anybody can do about it.”
Governor Imoke, while telling those at the event why they should cast their votes for Jonathan, said:
“Our
economy was going to collapse under Buhari if he had not been booted
out. I urge you young people to check these facts it’s available on the
Internet, thank God for Google.”
He added that,
“The Fact that some body tied wrapper when he came to Calabar does not mean he has changed.”