Boko Haram would have overrun half of the country if not for Jonathan’s personality – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said dreaded terror sect, Boko Haram, would have overrun half of the country if not for person and character of President Goodluck Jonathan. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, stated this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. “The problem that we have in the northeast to deal with is insurgency. It is not the making of this government, but this government has tried as much as possible to contain it. “If not for the character, candour, the personality of the President, these insurgents would have overrun more than half of Nigeria. We would have been under occupation of terrorists if not for the determination, the style and the character and personality of the President,” Metuh said. He added that Jonathan had also done a lot for the North in terms of projects, political appointments and establishment of Almajiri schools. “The present administration has done a lot more for the three zones in the north than any of the administration before it in the areas of agriculture, education, roads, railways and many more,” he said. On the February 14 presidential poll, Metuh expressed confidence that the PDP will win in all the six geo-political zones in the country. He said: “PDP will win in the North-West, North-Central, North East, South-South, South-East and South-West. APC will not win in any of the zones and our victory will be very convincing.” On the reduction in the pump price of petrol, Metuh dismissed insinuations that the move was a political one. “It has nothing to do with politics. This is not the first time that we have had fuel price decrease in this country. You will recall that when the late President Umaru Yar A’dua came into office, he reduced the pump price from N75 to N65. And it was on N65 for a very long time. That was not politics. “In this particular instance, oil price crashed in the world and the government and the Minister of Petroleum Resources have said that based on the international price of oil, that there should be a reduction in Nigeria. It has nothing to do with election. “If the of oil price remains as it is, Nigerians will be yearning for more decrease and there cannot be any justification for any increase. And this government cannot increase this fuel price as long as the price remains as it is in the world market. What Nigerians should be asking for now is a complete deregulation of the industry so that it would be reflective of the world price,” he said.






















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