Barrister Esiyoma Alex is the National leader of United Nigeria Youths (UNY). In this interview with GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE in Benin, he advanced reasons why the UNY will vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the 28, March 2015 Presidential election, saying that he would be a better President than General Muhammadu Buhari.

By Gabriel Enogholase

What is your assessment of the two major political parties in Nigeria, APC and PDP?

Laughs, well, the membership of the two parties are virtually the same, they share the same ideology; most members of the present APC were once members of PDP. Everyday you hear how one member or a group of PDP members are decamping to APC or APC members defecting to PDP.

How would you access the regime of General Buhari as a military Head of State and the government of President Jonathan?

The regime of General Buhari as a military Head of State has been adjudged the second worst military regime in the history of Nigeria “res ipsa loquitor” (the fact speaks for it self).

President Jonathan has himself not performed well. He failed to provide uninterrupted power supply to Nigerians but thank God he has started assuming his responsibilities in the North Eastern part of Nigeria by equipping the military to reclaim towns held by Boko Haram and protecting lives and properties as enshrined in section 14 (2)(b) of the 1999 constitution (as amended). Above all, looking at the antecedents of the two leading presidential candidates, President Jonathan has obviously performed better than General Buhari as president

Tell us some of the achievements of your organization.

We have successfully fought for scholarships from schools, companies and some state governments for some of our indigent members who are willing to proceed with their education; we have also made some frantic efforts to secure jobs for some of our graduate members and settlement of disputes arising from some youth bodies and communities etc.

How do you see the preparation of INEC towards the coming elections?

In my opinion, INEC’s preparation is on a sound footing; my only fear is on the effectiveness of the electronic card readers on the day of the election.