600 State Legislators Endorse Jonathan

Not less  600 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members  of the house of Assembly in the 36 state  in the country have backed party’s decision to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2015 presidential election. THISDAY reports

The legislators, who met on the  platform of PDP State Legislators’ Forum at the weekend in Abuja, passed a vote of confidence on the party’s leadership at all levels.

In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the lawmakers said they have all resolved to endorse the president as the sole candidate of PDP in 2015 based on the success rate of his transformation agenda.

A member of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Audu Sule, who spoke to journalists  alongside his counterparts from Zamfara  and Kebbi States, Hon. Muhammad Ahmad and Hon. Kabir Abdullahi Besse respectively, said their group used to comprised  626 nationwide before the defections of some members which had now reduced the membership strength to 615

The forum said after an objective assessment of the president’s performance, the legislators concluded that he had done credibly well to deserve a second term, adding that he has succeeded in implementing a number of projects that impacted on people’s live.

“We said this because if you are changing a winning team, you may not know what it will portend. Also, constant changes in the leadership of the country does not augur well for continuity which is very important for the development of the country. We believe his grand formation agenda is on course and needed more time for him to conclude laudable on going programmes and projects.

“That the forum after careful assessment of Mr. President’s Transformation Agenda and the developmental achievements of his administration do hereby wish to endorse Goodluck Jonathan as our sole candidate for the 2015 presidential election under the platform of PDP,” they said.