Emma Amaize's Niger-Delta Blog

March 19, 2015

EPZ groundbreaking: Nothing will stop me on March 26- Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan speaks during his visit to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos, on March 12, 2015. President Jonathan visited the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on March 12, and launched a new online mobile platform, X-Gen, designed to increase local investment. The platform is targetted at increasing the number of local investors in the country and to enable about 30 millions domestic investors have access to the market. AFP PHOTO

ASABA- PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has sworn to perform the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Delta Gas City, Thursday, March 26, two days to the March 28 presidential polls.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan conveyed the new date to Ijaw and Itsekiri stakeholders at a meeting this morning at Government House, Asaba, pleading with them to maintain peace in their respective areas.

Our source said the president would move to Bayelsa state after the groundbreaking and remain there to cast his vote for next Saturday’s elections.