The first Lady and wife to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Monday 23 March 2015 at a crowded People Democratic Party, (PDP) women rally held at Dennis Memorial Grammar School, DMGS, Onitsha, Anambra State described All Progressive Congress, APC, as Ebola that will die immediately after the conduct of the Presidential election.
In her words, 'APC is Ebola and will on 28 March die after the Presidential election and will not resurrect again,' She maintained.
'APC has nothing to offer Nigerians except propaganda, we are not here for propaganda, APC talks and forgets, President Jonathan does not talk like that. Jonathan made us to forget the civil war, Jonathan is our messiah, PDP has come to stay,' she revealed.
She Recalled that Jonathan gave a state burial to late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, former Biafran war lord, she disclosed that Ojukwu blessed Jonathan before he died.
'APC is evil, South East and Anambra State will
not vote for it. APC has been in leadership before through its Presidential Candidate, General Mohamadu Buhari and could not perform,' the first Lady hinted.
'APC is evil, South East and Anambra State will
not vote for it. APC has been in leadership before through its Presidential Candidate, General Mohamadu Buhari and could not perform,' the first Lady hinted.
'Buhari was only building prisons to put Nigerians when he was President and President Jonathan on his part is building schools for education, Jonathan rehabilitated the hospitals and built new ones, health centres, revived so many ambulances and free medicare for pregnant women,' she disclosed further Reiterating her resolve to better the welfare of women she stated that, 'What I am after is the benefit of women, APC did not recognize women', she continued. Urging the people in the state to continue to vote for PDP like they did in the past, the first Lady recalled thus,
'In 2011 I came and you promised and delivered and I have come again to ask for your votes again,' she pleaded
Also Speaking, former Governor of the State, Chief Peter Obi said, 'Jonathan is like tomorrow,Buhari is like yesterday, we don’t go to yesterday but go for tomorrow,' he said.
'Jonathan has done a lot for the country and has built Abakaliki to Cameroun road. It is Jonathan forward and Buhari backward, our votes will be 1.5 million no minus,' he said.
Earlier, the National Women Leader, Chief Kema Chikwe, recalled that there was Aba women riot of 1939 adding,
'We have come again. We will not allow our eyes to be tied again by APC. Any women that vote for APC Holy Ghost fire,' she said.
'We have come again. We will not allow our eyes to be tied again by APC. Any women that vote for APC Holy Ghost fire,' she said.
Also contributing, the Minister for Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, recalled that Lagos lost the building of metroline because the project was stopped by Buhari.
'In 1983 metroline was to be built in Lagos but Buhari stopped it, so if he becomes the President the second Niger Bridge will not be built,' he posited.
