President Jonathan And Ndoma-Egba Get Endorsement

Non-governmental organisations,professionals and youths from Cross River Central senatorial district have adopted President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 Presidential poll and endorsed the Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Eg­ba (SAN) to return to the Senate.

At a special mobilization and sensitization rally held at Ikom over the weekend, 44 youth/women groups, led by representatives of the district at the Nigerian Youth Parliament, ratified President Jonathan’s en­dorsement by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Dem­ocratic Party (NEC) and also, demanded Ndoma- Egba’s return to the Senate next year.

Speaking at the rally, Representative of the Cen­tral Senatorial District at the Nigerian Youth Parlia­ment, Prince Ayu Ojor de­clared that it was only prop­er to return Ndoma-Egba to the Senate.

“The people of Central Senatorial District under my leadership in the Youth Parliament officially en­dorse President Goodluck Jonathan. We want him to continue in 2015. The next generation belongs to us. Nobody can dictate to us because this is our time. It is our collective decision that the Transformation Agen­da of President Goodluck should reach every youth.

“It’s not easy to rise to the position of Senate Leader. The last time we had this kind of opportunity was in the Second Republic when Senator Joseph Wayas was the Senate President. Now that we have this opportu­nity, we don’t want to lose it. We are even hoping to get something higher in 2015. I have been directed to endorse the re-election of Senator Ndoma-Egba, the one we know, the voice of the senatorial district and the only one to lead us in the right direction,” Ojor said.

In a similar development, the League of Professionals, including the Grassroots Democratic Movement and the National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) Zone B, have equally en­dorsed both Jonathan and Ndoma-Egba as their can­didates for next year’s polls.

Mr. Demetrius Okim, who read a 12-point com­munique, signed by 31 professionals, including Senator Mathew Mbu Jnr, Ndoma-Egba’s predeces­sor in the Senate, reeled out some achievements of the Senate Leader, which earned him their endorse­ment.

The communiqué read in part: “At a recent meeting of professionals held at Ugep and after a critical analysis of his contributions in his Senate, having awarded more than 500 scholar­ships, sponsored over 200 pilgrims to Jerusalem/Saudi Arabia, provided large vol­ume of agricultural inputs, trained over 500 indigenes in small and medium scale enterprises and provided them with start-up capital, laptops for students, among many others, and that ev­ery member of the Central Senatorial District has been touched, and has shown to­tal and unalloyed loyalty to the PDP, we endorse the Senate Leader to go for an­other term. We also thank the PDP NEC for rewarding loyalty...SUNNEWS