By Chris Onuoha

The President of Ndigbo Lagos and a member of the 2014 National Conference, Prof. Anya Oko Anya, has urged voters in the coming elections to cast their votes for President Goodluck Jonathan for another tenure, saying, “The future of Nigeria is here, we can feel by touch. We have to sustain it, and not truncate it midway.”

Addressing a mammoth crowd of people who defied rain to attend the unity rally organised by the South East – South South United Assembly (SESSUA) at the weekend, held at the training pitch of the Nigerian Institute of Sports, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Anya said it is important to return the sitting president to ensure that his milestone achievements are taken to a logical conclusion. More important reasons he gave for his preference for Jonathan is the need to give him the chance to implement the outcome of the National Conference. He expressed fear that if Jonathan is not returned, the resources expended on the National Conference would have been wasted, stressing that his successor may not implement the resolutions to the letter.

He reminded voters that the foundation for the future of the country has been laid by the Jonathan’s administration and ought to be allowed to consolidate the transformations he has committed himself to in his first tenure.

Addressing the South East – South South United Assembly members drawn from all the local governments in Lagos, the President General of SESSUA, Oliver Akubueze, urged the gathering to drum up for support for Jonathan for a land slide victory in the South West during the polls.