Keke Drivers Promise Jonathan 10 Million Votes

National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners’and Riders Association (NACTOMORAS) has promised to gather 10 million votes to ensure the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election Daily Independent reports.Sani Mohammed Hassan the National President of the association, disclosed this on Thursday February 19, while speaking at a rally organised by members in Abuja.The pro-Jonathan road show, began at Kabusa junction passed through Galadimawa roundabout before converging on Area 1, Garki, Abuja.Hassan explained that the road show was the association’s way of appreciating Jonathan, who according to him, has done a lot for members of the NACTOMORAS.Hassan said that “we have over nine million members that we are controlling in the country. Apart from that, we also have people we are partnering with our transport sector like dealers, importers and the spare parts sellers and those that are selling food to our members. Our mother-in-laws and our fathers-in-law, all of them are going to team up with the association and vote massively when the presidential election comes on March 29 for President Goodluck Jonathan.“By the grace of God, we are going to mobilize nothing less than ten million votes for him”, he assured.He further said that the President “is our very good friend and he is the father of the keke (tricycle) operators. He has done so many good things for the keke and okada riders in Nigeria and he has many more things to do for us.“It is a good thing to show appreciation when somebody has done something good for you, so that in returns he would have feelings that you have showed appreciation.“The keke operators were having problem here and there before now and the President assisted us with some number of keke that we distributed to all the states of the federation and that served as a big relief to all our members.“In most of the States, many of our members have been banned from operating and this made many of them to be off the roads. But the President has helped us to come back to the roads again. For, this we really have to show appreciation to him”, he said.Jide Oluwasanmi, a representative of the presidency, speaking at the gathering, said it was indeed great and impressing that tricycle (keke) operators and motorcycle (okada) riders are standing up for the president.According to Oluwasanmi, “President Goodluck Jonathan has done well and he deserves a second term. His good job stands him out and i urge all of you to get your permanent voters cards, PVCs and vote massively for President Jonathan.“This election is not just about us. It is about the future of our children. It is about our economy, its about sustaining the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan. I urge all of you to show appreciation for this humble and hardworking leader who un-repentantly is ensuring the unity of the nation with purposeful leadership”.