by Kolapo Olapoju

At the inauguration of his presidential campaign organization on Tuesday, January 6, President Goodluck Jonathan urged Nigerians to vote for his party, Peoples Democratic Party.

At the event held in Abuja, he stated many reasons why the PDP deserves the votes of Nigerians.

Below are five quotes from Jonathan’s speech:

1. “You must always remember that we are a party of democrats, not a party of hooligans. We are a party of patriots, not a party of renegades. We are a party of statesmen and women. We are a party of builders, not destroyers.

2. “We are a party of committed servants of the people. You must let our people see once again that we are in this to serve and to move Nigeria forward, not to move Nigeria backwards.”

3. “We have everything it takes to run an excellent and victorious campaign. Our great party has demonstrated to Nigerians that it is the party with the broadest appeal.”

4. “We are the strongest and the biggest. We have engaged the people of Nigeria positively with people-friendly policies, which have moved Nigeria forward.”

5. “We have sustained the democratic tradition. We have strengthened democratic institutions. We inherited a rather complex security challenge but we are waging a determined war against it.”

Kolapo Olapoju