Jonathan will get huge votes in the North – Okpara

Okpara said contrary to media reports, the President still enjoys support from the average northerner due to the transformation of the power sector and other key sectors of the economy by the Jonathan administration.He said this is coupled with the fact that the South-South as a zone is 95 per cent in support of Jonathan’s […]

Okpara said contrary to media reports, the President still enjoys support from the average northerner due to the transformation of the power sector and other key sectors of the economy by the Jonathan administration.
He said this is coupled with the fact that the South-South as a zone is 95 per cent in support of Jonathan’s candidature and for a South-South president.
“It is just a few self-centred, selfish and over ambitious persons from the zone that are opposed to Jonathan’s re-election. Can you say that 100 per cent of northerners are against Jonathan? The answer is no. Jonathan has support in the north and clearly majority of South-Southerners are behind Jonathan.
“The ones that are opposed to Jonathan’s candidature are pushing for it for selfish reasons because they believe they are not being carried along or they are not benefitting from the present dispensation; so they want power to shift so that they can benefit.We should move from self syndrome to having the interest of the nation at heart because that is what is important,” he said.
Okpara said Jonathan’s administration had shown passion in tackling insecurity, stressing that the spate of bomb blast and other security challenges had reduced in recent months.
The former lawmaker said that privatisation of the power sector was a clear indication of Jonathan’s commitment in transforming the nation’s economy through private participation.