As the state capital become look more beautiful with the painting of side walks and walls with the campaign posters of President Jonathan rerun and that of Ochendu senatorial ambition. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abia State chapter has openly come out to declared support for President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election bid come 2015.
The Chairman of the party in the state, Sen. Emma Nwaka, who disclosed this in Umuahia, the state capital, predicated their support for the president on his impressive a .
Asked why the state chapter of the party has already declared support for the president even before his declaration, Nwaka said Abia state has fared better under the leadership president Goodluck Jonathan saying he has given a sense of belonging in terms of infrastructure development and ensured appointment of Abia indigenes to key positions.
He specifically listed the ongoing reconstruction of the Abia end of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, which had been in a state of disrepair.
He thanked the Federal Government for the construction of the Integrated Power Project at Alaoji in Ugwunagbo LGA and the 132 KV substations at Ohiya, near Umuahia.
Nwaka noted that for the first time since the end of the Nigerian civil war, somebody from the South East geopolitical zone was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
He thanked the President for the gesture and expressed happiness that the former COAS, retired Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, served the nation meritoriously.
Nwaka said the recent change in the leadership of the party at the national level would help to reposition the party for greater prospects in the 2015 polls.
He charged party faithful to join hands with the leaders of the party, saying, 'through our concerted efforts, we are sure of landslide victory in the 2015 general elections.''
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