President Jonathan was at the Mapo Hall, Ibadan, for his campaign yesterday, where he called some ex-NADECO chiefs hypocrites. During his campaign, he also promised Ibadan an International airport, if re-elected for a second term.

After paying homage to the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Samuel Odulana, he said some former National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) leaders in the South-West as hypocrites because they cannot justify what they are doing today.

He said, “I did say that the South-West reminds one of the days of the National Democratic Coalition. But I am convinced that some of the NADECO actors are hypocrites, because they cannot justify what they are doing today. The South-West believes in human rights and social justice. No south-westerner will pray that someone who does not go through proper trial will be jailed for 300 years and above. If they are not hypocrites, they couldn’t be doing what they are doing today, but I don’t want to go into that now. If they are not hypocrites, they will not be talking about not empowering women.

“Without education, you cannot change people. If I did not go to school, I will not be where I am today. Every Nigerian child must have the Goodluck opportunity; that is why we are building out-of-school children secondary schools and Almajiris schools in some parts of Nigeria. I will not build prison for you but I will build schools for you.”

He added that if re-elected, he would empower more women in politics.

“We must continue to encourage women in politics. We have been told by some political parties that they will not encourage it. They said they would scrap the office of the First Lady at the federal and state levels. They said they would scrap the Office of the Council Chairman’s wife, the Defence Officers’ Wives Association, the Army Officers’ Wives Association, the Naval Officers’ Wives Association, the Air Force Officers’ Wives Association and the Police Officers’ Wives Association, but having served as deputy governor, governor, Vice President and now President, I can tell you that these offices are helping to mobilise our women. The money they spend is coming from non-governmental organisations. We send our daughters to big schools but do we then sentence them to become baby factory workers and yam pounders? I don’t believe that Nigerian women are designed to pound yam or be manufacturing children only and do nothing more. Women are as endowed as men and they will continue to be in top position in our government. I have told Nigerian women that their 2015 votes are to liberate them or imprison them in kitchens.”

He said after visiting the Olubadan, he was convinced that the city deserved an international airport.

“The Olubadan has requested that we change the Ibadan airport to an international airport. Let us complete this one first and the next step will be taken but I assure you that Ibadan deserves an international airport. I have also promised that Ibadan dry port, meant to decongest Lagos port, will be looked into.”

Source - http://www.nigerianheadlines.com/jonathan-promises-ibadan-calls-ex-nadeco-chiefs-hypocrites/

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Is NADECO still in existence its been a while i heard from them, i hope GEJ is not blaming them for his errors...

upgrading ibadan's airport to an intl one is a misplacement of priorities

how can he call NADECO names were was he when they are fighting for the democracy

The Ikeja international airport is okay. It takes less than 2hours to drive from the airport to Ibadan. Maintain that to standard and then Fix the Lagos-Ibadan expressway which has taken your administration and party almost forever to fix.

That is what this is about. Don't promise airports which even if it is built will not be commercially viable and in turn become a waste of funds. If an airport must be in Ibadan or Ogun for now, they should be domestic airports.

clueless president, Ibadan don't need an international airport when Ikeja Airport is less than 2 hrs away. Even the Enugu airport you promise to upgrade in 2011 is not yet an international airport