Former President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Nigerians to vote wisely in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Jonathan gave the charge on Sunday in Uyo, during a special interdenominational service to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State.
According to him, making the mistake of voting those he described as “killers” into elective positions will only leave citizens in continuous suffering.
“In 2023, you must not make the mistake to vote killers. Those who will carry knives, guns, and all kinds of gadgets to go and kill people because of politics, are the enemies of society. If you kill to become a leader, you will continue to kill to remain a leader.”
“The people will continue to suffer. Make sure that from the House of Assembly to the House of Representatives to Senate to governor, you vote the right people in Akwa Ibom State,” he added.
The former President commended the state governor, Udom Emmanuel for his developmental strides in the state within seven years in office.
He said, “The election of Governor Udom should teach us, politicians, a good lesson. When Governor Udom was to come as a governor, people said this man has never been into politics.
“Though we know he is a finance person who has been in the bank, he may not know how to manage human beings. But Udom came on board and changed the story.”
While commending members of the State Executive Council for supporting the governor to achieve success in office, Jonathan equally thanked the citizens for their cooperation, describing them as good people.
