Offence To Show Support For Jonathan, Campaign Buses Smuggled

According to TheCable the campaign team of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gets to the city of Kano on Wednesday, security will be beefed up not only around the president, but also around the drivers of his campaign buses.

The buses should have been driven to Kano since December last year when they were purchased, but commercial and private drivers in the neighbouring city of Kaduna, where the buses were stationed, refused to drive the buses despite been offered N70,000 for the trip.

According to a Kaduna indigene who spoke with TheCable, the drivers’ fears were well-founded, as it was a crime of sorts in kaduna to public display solidarity with Jonathan’s re-election ambition.

“No single driver accepted the job because they were afraid that they would be attacked,” he said.

“In the end, we began to hear that the buses would be driven to Kano by soldiers.”

However, on Sunday night, the buses left Kaduna at about 11pm, driven by men who took to the cover of the night to escape being identified.

“One of the drivers who accepted the job said he could only drive in the night, to avoid the wrath of the people. It was literally as though the buses were smuggled to Kano,” he said.

“The buses were also accompanied by soldiers. They had to be strongly protected by men of the Nigerian army. When the president goes to campaign in Kano on Wednesday, expect firmer security than you have been seeing at previous rallies.” 

Meanwhile alleged political thugs yesterday January 20 attacked President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina State in the course of his presidential campaign. 

 

TheCable