KWANKWASO TO JONATHAN: I CAN DEFEAT YOU EVEN WITHIN THE PDP

Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State has said that he can defeat president Goodluck Jonathan in the PDP even as he said he spent all the money he got for Kano State to develop the state in terms of education and economic development.

Kwakwaso made the comment in reaction to President Jonathan's statement at PDP political rally to welcome former Kano state governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, to PDP earlier today .
Speaking at the second matriculation ceremony of the North West University, which held few hours after Jonathan’s allegation, Kwankwaso also asked if Jonathan was referring to money given his predecessor in eight years or those given to him in four years.
He said if President Jonathan wanted to know what happened with Kano state money he should go round the state and its local governments to see for himself.

“Some were asking what happened with Kano state money; which of the money – was that for eight years or for four years? If he was asking about that of four years, he should go to North West University, if you want to know what we have done with the money go to University of Technology, Wudil, Government College, and if you wants that of four go round the Kano state, visit our local governments.” Kwankwaso said.

Kwankwaso thanked those governors who did not attend the event: “we thank those our friends PDP governors who did not attend the event, one of them called me and said we are not going to be part of this thing. We thank PDP elders who did not come, even if I can contest for election I can even ask APC, APGA members and cast the vote within the PDP and they will see I am more popular.”

Kwanwao said President Goodluck Jonathan is insensitive to the yearning of Nigerians, at a time when the nation should be mourning the Nyanya bomb explosion that left many either dead or injured, the president decided to embark on what he described as “merry-making trips”.

“At a time when several innocent lives have been lost, when many of the victims are in hospital seeking blood donations to survive, the president is gallivanting round the country in the name of PDP unity rally”, the governor said

“The man came to Kano to smear our image but thank God, the man gave me free publicity by mentioning my name over 50 times in a 15 minute address”, the governor stated.

“The President, his Vice and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation are vultures. They want the PDP to die and feast on its carcass”, said the governor, asserting that personally, their present disposition is fertilizer to his future political aspiration.

“Supposing I decide to contest for the number one seat in this country, I will beg APC, APGA and Labour Party not cast their votes for me – I want to assure you that with the PDP vote that I will garner, definitely I will defeat the incumbent President hands down,” the governor maintained.

He said the Federal Government, under Jonathan has failed people of Kano state and indeed other Nigerians by not doing what is expected of a responsible government to better their lives, adding that in Kano for instance, the Jonathan administration can only boast of constructing one bridge of not more than N2billion all this while.
Source: Daily Trust