President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, said he has actualised all the campaign promises he made to Nigerians in 2011.
Therefore, he urged the electorate to vote for him on February 14.
But Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State countered him, insisting that the President has been overwhelmed by the challenges of office, “so, he has nothing new to offer Nigerians”.
Ahmed spoke in Oke Ero Local Government Area of the state as part of his ongoing campaign, telling Nigerians not to vote for Jonathan.
He equally urged Nigerians to refer to Jonathan’s 2011 speeches to cross check, as all he promised have not been fulfilled.
Speaking at the presidential rally at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, Kogi State, Jonathan explained that the Federal Government is not resting on its oars to revive Ajaokuta Steel and Iron Ore Mining Company, saying all the legal barriers affecting the resuscitation of the firm have been removed.
He stated that steel and iron are very crucial to any nation’s economy, adding that all is now set for the revival of the companies.
He explained that the government, as part of effort to remove the legal issues, made the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), to travel on several occasions.
“I wish to tell you that all is set to make Ajaokuta Steel Company to work again,” the President noted.
He called on people of Kogi State to replicate
the massive support for the party in 2011 and vote for all PDP candidates on February 14 and 28.
Also speaking, Vice President Namadi Sambo said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under President Goodluck Jonathan, has fulfilled the campaign promises it made to the people of Kogi State in 2011.
Sambo thanked the people of the North-Central state for their support for Jonathan during the last general election and solicited for their continuous cooperation on February 14.
To him, no other person can govern the country except Jonathan.
But Ahmed insisted Jonathan has nothing new to offer Nigerians.
He said the president would not effect any change in the polity if given another four years whereas the APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, would take Nigeria out of the woods.
He said: “They have started deceiving us to give them another four years. If we give PDP another four years, nothing will change.
“We need a brave and courageous man to address the worsening insecurity; a man who would effectively manage our economy and stop the corruption being perpetrated at the centre.
“This coming election is going to be different. They have been asking for another four years. Let us open our eyes widely so that nobody would deceive us. Let us vote wisely”.
The governor alleged that the Federal Government is starving states and local governments of funds, adding that local governments are the hardest hit by the reduction in federal allocation.
According to him, that has been the reason most states and local govrnments can’t embark on projects after paying salaries.
Ahmed, who urged the people of Kwara State to vote for Buhari, said: “If you know his background and antecedent, General Muhammadu Buhari stands for integrity. He would not steal our money. He stands for truth, fair play and progress”.
He reiterated that Kwarans massively voted for Jonathan in 2011 with nothing to show for it.