No fewer than 800 plain clothe and regular policemen were deployed to provide security for wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, at the North-West Peoples Democratic Party women rally in Kaduna on Wednesday. But the wife of the president was absent at the rally held at the Kaduna Township Stadium. She was said to be attending another rally in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, but a security source told our correspondent that the President’s wife stayed away as a result of the attack on the convoy of Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in Ilorin on Monday. Aside the 800 policemen, other
security agencies like battle-ready soldiers, were stationed at strategic streets leading to the venue of the rally. Motorists and other road users were barred from taking the Independence Way, leading to the venue. This resulted in a gridlock in the Tafawa Balewa/Ungwar Rimi area of the city. Motorists, held up in the gridlock, groaned under the scotching afternoon sun. At the rally, Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Yero, boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party would win the March 28 and April 11 elections in the state without qualms.He said the state was a PDP state and would remain so even after the elections.Yero said he was not at the podium to campaign for either himself, President Goodluck Jonathan or other candidates as he was sure of victory at the polls.
The governor said,“The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is from Zazzau Emirate and we’re very proud of him because even his principal, President Goodluck Jonathan, has described him as a faithful and loyal deputy.“Our son has also brought in some developmental projects to the state like the Gurara and Kudendan Power stations, which are expected to reactivate moribund industries in the state.“The resuscitated Lagos–Kano rail line definitely will pass through Kaduna State and our people will be beneficiary not to talk of the new Abuja–Kaduna fast track, where people can work in Abuja and live in Kaduna.“All these are Jonathan’s gifts to the people of Kaduna State and the only way to reciprocate the gesture is to support him for another term.”
The convener of the rally, Dame Patience Jonathan, was represented by the wife of the Vice President, Amina Sambo.
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