By Simon Ebegbulem

BENIN—AHEAD of the 2015 general elections, President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise, so as to vote out unproductive leaders.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Student Matters, Mr. Jude Imagwe, who stated this yesterday while donating empowerment materials on behalf of President Jonathan, to indigent people in Agenebode, in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, said people at the grassroots must utilise the opportunity to ensure governance at all levels.

He said: “The only way we can demand for accountability from our politicians is to equip ourselves and vote for people of our choice. Our strength is our voting right. If we cannot vote tomorrow, we cannot equally measure or criticise the performance of government and the only reason that make us to vote is when we are registered.

“As we are approaching elections, we should know that it is just an election for a day. We should not see each other as enemies.”

Items donated include fertilizers, sewing machines, hair dryers, hand dryers and clippers. He said that the items were part of the President’s dividend of democracy to the people of Agenebode community and appealed to them to support Jonathan’s re-election bid in 2015.