Buhari too old for presidency – Patience Jonathan
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has called on Nigerians not to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), because the APC standard bearer is too old and therefore unfit to rule.
The President’s wife, who spoke in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital
during the Peoples Democratic Party’s women campaign rally on
Tuesday, also warned women against voting for Buhari because,
according to her, the APC presidential candidate would put women in
pur dah and trample on their rights.
She added that old people might not reason very well because of their
ageing mind.
She said, “Vote for my husband, Jonathan. Do not vote for Buhari. He
is an old man. People when they become old may not reason well and
their brain may even be dead.”
The President’s wife stated that women deserved to be given due
recognition and opportunities and should not be relegated to the
background.
She said Jonathan’s administration had given women more
opportunities to actualise their dreams and showcase their potential.
Mrs. Jonathan said her husband’s administration had offered women
great opportunities to be part of decision making in national
governance.
She added that Nigerian women had also been empowered and
provided jobs through the agricultural revolution and other Federal
Government’s initiatives and interventions.
She called on the electorate to re-elect Jonathan, noting that the
introduction of U-Win and the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme had
created many jobs for the unemployed youths.
She said, “This administration identified and reckoned with women.
Women were empowered; they were given opportunities to serve the
nation and they performed creditably well to the admiration of the
people.”
Also, the Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris Wada (retd.), said
Jonathan’s administration had ensured infrastructural and human
capital development in the state.
He said the Jonathan’s administration had awarded contract for the
rehabilitation of the Obajana-Kabba- Ilorin Road, which he said, had
been abandoned in the last 20 years.
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