Dallaji hails delegates on Jonathan’s victory

 

The leader of the Jonathan Mandate for Justice 2015  (JMJ) and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State, Mr. Noah Dallaji, has hailed the outcome of the PDP national convention
In a statement yesterday, Dallaji praised the delegates, leaders and members of the PDP who attended the convention and their resolve to elect President Jonathan as the party’s choice for president, saying  he would not only win the 2015 presidential election but also use the mandate to consolidate on his transformation agenda.
Dallaji, who reviewed the processes of the convention and convictions  of the delegates to arrive at the decision to endorse the president for second term, said it was a way of telling Nigerians and the international community  that the PDP is a democratic  party which would always conform to its constitution
“As a democratic party, the PDP has by the outcome of this convention showed to the world that we are true democrats. The delegates have expressed themselves through their ballots and resolved to give President Goodluck Jonathan the presidential ticket, which is a good thing for our collective interest as a people and nation in an era of consolidating our national transformation. We can only thank and praise the delegates for their wise decision. Importantly, we cannot but also praise the leadership of our National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, who has provided good direction, stabilised and united  the party since he came on board.
“As we have been saying and echoed by other genuine democrats in and outside the party, what is important in a democracy is the process which should conform with the ethics of democracy and this was vindicated at this convention because the people made their choice and this should be respected by all as a fundamental objective of democracy.
It was a democratic enterprise which further showed the resilience of the  PDP as a political party, the acumen and commitment  of its leaders as well as the good spirit and discipline of our members”, he stated.
He claimed that the president’s victory at the convention would also be reflected in the 2015 general election, noting that the Nigerian electorate can see beyond the antics of the opposition and would vote for President Goodluvk Jonathan.
According to him, what is important to the people now  is how to consolidate on the progress already made across the nation by virtue of the the impact of the transformation agenda of the president and never to go back to the past of unpredictable policy and leadership change.
“Of course the president’s victory at the convention is a foretaste of what to expect in the 2015 general election because the people will vote massively for Mr. President and that should not surprise the opposition. The opposition will have their say but they can’t stop the people from voting according to their wishes and aspirations. All they want is continuity of policies and programmes to consolidate on the gains already made via the transformation agenda of this government which the people can seee as impacting their lives and much more would be done during the president’s second coming. So it is not about changing policies and leadership  for the sake of it but consolidating on the good work done by the Jonathan administration which is showing signs of improvement that our nation is getting better, delivering on the challenge of national cohesion and development even as we note that much more still need to be done. We have to be careful of unpredictable policy and leadership change, we certainly need to move forward.”