by James Sambo

President Goodluck Jonathan will be visiting the Boko-Haram ravaged areas in the North-east to campaign for his re-election bid.

The development was communicated by the Peoples Democratic Party National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo, who revealed that the President would visit all parts of the country, including the North-east, to seek the people’s support.

He said: “We will visit all parts of the country to campaign. There is no state in Nigeria that the PDP and the President will not visit, including the North-east. We believe in the sovereignty of the country and that is why we are taking every part of the nation seriously.”

In a similar vein, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, echoed Oladipo’s comment, saying that Jonathan would visit all the states affected by the Boko Haram terror reign to campaign ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Abati said, “I have no doubt that the President is going to campaign to all Nigerians. A campaign timetable will be issued and the President will visit all parts of the country because he knows that we are facing another election.”

“He is not taking any Nigerian for granted because he has served Nigerians faithfully and he is coming to them again in humility to ask for their supports and votes. We have no doubt that Nigerians will stand solidly behind him.”

Abati also denied claims that Jonathan had not visited the North-east, saying he did so many times before now, adding that the president was not afraid to visit any part of the country.

Abati said: “This is the period of politics and the President’s message and campaign will be for all Nigerians. It is not true that the President had not visited the North-East. Go and check his itinerary in the last one year, he had gone there for programmes.”

“The Presidential Initiative for the North-east was launched in one of the states in the region. He has visited many parts of the North-east. He is the President of Nigeria. He can travel to any part of the country. So, those who are asking whether he will campaign in the North-east should just check his itinerary.”

“He has visited many of the states in the North, not once, not twice. I don’t see why there should be any anxiety. In any case, the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies and other relevant stakeholders have made it clear that they remain committed to ensure that no Nigerian, for any reason whatsoever, is denied the right to vote.”

Kolapo Olapoju