Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Niger Delta Elders’ Forum have said that President Goodluck Jonathan many not get their support if he fails to develop the area.
The elders have affirmed that Jonathan would lose massively in the region if he refused to work towards addressing the developmental challenges in the oil rich region.
In a communique by its Chairman, Etubong Duke, and Secretary, Mr. Nelson Baribote, the forum noted that the South-South geopolitical zone has been faced with more socio-economic hardship even before Jonathan’s regime.
While regretting that though it showed confidence in the ability of President Jonathan who happens to be their own son to deliver on his election promises, it was beginning to wonder whether Jonathan was aware of the problems facing the region.
The forum said, “We have seen that the president and his ministers are more interested in the 2015 agenda than the welfare of the people.
“We wish to state, however, that this time around, Niger Deltans will not be fooled to vote for Jonathan unless he takes practical steps to address our developmental challenges in the region without prejudice to other areas.”
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